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ac·cum·bent

 (ə-kŭm′bənt)
adj.
1. Lying down; reclining.
2. Botany Lying or leaning against something: accumbent cotyledons.
[Latin accumbēns, accumbent-, present participle of accumbere, to recline at table : ad-, ad- + cumbere, to recline.]
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accumbent

(əˈkʌmbənt)
adj
1. (Botany) botany (of plant parts and plants) lying against some other part or thing
2. a rare word for recumbent
[C18: from Latin accumbere to recline]
acˈcumbency n
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.accumbent - lying downaccumbent - lying down; in a position of comfort or rest
decumbent, recumbent
unerect - not upright in position or posture
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