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adjective

Accumbent adj.

Leaning or reclining, as the ancients did at their meals. "The Roman... accumbent posture in eating."

(Bot.) Lying against anything, as one part of a leaf against another leaf. "Accumbent cotyledons have their edges placed against the caulicle."

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Words linked to "Accumbent" : recumbent, unerect, decumbent