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Synonyms for decumbent


Grammar : Adj
Spell : dih-kuhm-buh nt
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈkʌm bənt



Définition of decumbent

  • adj lying down
Example sentences :
  • It is decumbent, and difficult to harvest for hay when seeded alone.
  • Extract from : « Crops and Methods for Soil Improvement » by Alva Agee
  • Some are attached by the whole length of the shell, they are then said to be decumbent.
  • Extract from : « A Conchological Manual » by George Brettingham Sowerby
  • VanGorder's and Bradner's records may also be the decumbent form.
  • Extract from : « Trees of Indiana » by Charles Clemon Deam
  • I refer Higley and Raddin's record to the decumbent variety.
  • Extract from : « Trees of Indiana » by Charles Clemon Deam
  • Decumbent, reclining on the ground, as if too weak to stand.
  • Extract from : « The Elements of Botany » by Asa Gray
  • Decumbent, reclined on the ground, the summit tending to rise, 39.
  • Extract from : « The Elements of Botany » by Asa Gray
  • As one might expect, the position of greatest ease is the decumbent.
  • Extract from : « Diseases of the Horse's Foot » by Harry Caulton Reeks
  • The tiny blue to purple flowers of the Verbena are grouped in dense heads on decumbent stems.
  • Extract from : « Flowers of Mountain and Plain » by Edith S. Clements
  • Decumbent, de-kum′bent, adj. lying down: reclining on the ground.
  • Extract from : « Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) » by Various
  • The frond is long and narrow, and rarely rises erect, but usually is decumbent or reclined in position.
  • Extract from : « Beautiful Ferns » by Daniel Cady Eaton

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