Definition of Accumbent
Ac`cum´bent
Pronunciation:
~b
e
nt
a.
1.
Leaning
or
reclining
,
as
the
ancients
did
at
their
meals
.
The
Roman
. . .
accumbent
posture
in
eating
.
- Arbuthnot.
2.
(Bot.)
Lying
against
anything
,
as
one
part
of
a
leaf
against
another
leaf
.
Accumbent
cotyledons
have
their
edges
placed
against
the
caulicle
.
- Eaton.
n.
1.
One
who
reclines
at
table
.
Related Words
decumbent
,
reclining
,
recumbent
,
unerect
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