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Synonyms
de·cum·bent (dĭ-kŭḿbənt)

[Latin dēcumbēns, dēcumbent- present participle of dēcumbere, to lie down, dē-, de-, + -cumbere, to lie down.]

adjective 

  1. Lying down; reclining.
  2. Botany Lying or growing on the ground but with erect or rising tips: decumbent stems.

derivatives

de·cuḿbence
noun