accumbent

[ uh-kuhm-buhnt ]

adjective

1. reclining; recumbent:

   accumbent posture.

2. Botany. lying against something.

accumbent

/ əˈkʌmbənt /

adjective

1. botany (of plant parts and plants) lying against some other part or thing
2. a rare word for recumbent

Derived Forms

• acˈcumbency, noun

Other Words From

• ac·cumben·cy noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of accumbent¹

1650–60; < Latin accumbent- (stem of accumbēns, present participle of accumbere ), equivalent to ac- ac- + cumb- (nasalized variant of cub- lie, recline; covey ) + -ent- -ent

Word History and Origins

Origin of accumbent¹

C18: from Latin accumbere to recline

Example Sentences

Accumbent, ak-kumb′ent, adj. lying down or reclining on a couch.

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The radicle r is folded on the edges of the cotyledons c which are accumbent.

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Seed of Bitter Cress, Barbarea, cut across to show the accumbent cotyledons.

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Cotyledons accumbent, flattened, equal or nearly so, petiolate.

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The cotyledons are accumbent when they lie with their edges against the radicle, 128.

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