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Definition of: decumbent
(di·kum′bənt) adjective
1. Lying down; recumbent.
2. Bot. Prostrate: said of stems, shoots, etc., growing along the ground. [<L decumbens, -entis, ppr. of decumbere <de- down + cumbere lie, recline]
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