decumbent
UK/dɪˈkʌmbənt/
decumbent adjective: lying down; reclining on the ground.
Adjective
decumbent (not comparable)
- Lying down; reclining on the ground.
- Of a plant, which lies on the ground with tips turned upwards.
decumbent meaning in Tamil, Bengali and Kannada
decumbent in Tamil
- நுனிநிமிரப்படுக்கின்ற, நுனிநிமிர் படா தாவரங்கள்
decumbent in Bengali
- শুয়ে থাকা, মাটিতে হেলান দিয়ে থাকা, একটি উদ্ভিদের ক্ষেত্রে
decumbent in Kannada
- ಕೆಳಗೆ ಬಿದ್ದಿದ್ದ
Origin of decumbent
From the present participle of Latin dēcumbō.
Words formed from decumbent
Questions about decumbent
- What does decumbent mean?
- Decumbent means lying down; reclining on the ground.
- What is decumbent in Tamil?
- Decumbent in Tamil is நுனிநிமிரப்படுக்கின்ற, நுனிநிமிர் படா தாவரங்கள். See Decumbent meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is decumbent?
- Decumbent is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce decumbent?
- Decumbent is pronounced /dɪˈkʌmbənt/ (UK).
Words near decumbent in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: decumbent (page history and authors); decumbent (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); decumbent (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); decumbent (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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