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Meanings of decumbent in English

Lying down; in a position of comfort or rest.

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Usage of decumbent in English
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The arrows of the decumbent sun gilded the ripening grapes above them.
In the Sweet Dry and Dry
2
As one might expect, the position of greatest ease is the decumbent.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot
3
Sometimes prone, sometimes supine, but always decumbent.
A Further Contribution to the Study of the Mortuary Customs of t...
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It is of unusual appearance for a Barberry, with long, decumbent branches, which are thickly covered with masses of orange-yellow flowers.
Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs
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It is one of the genus Polypodium; root decumbent, thickly clothed with a very soft close hoal, of a deep yellow colour.
The Folk-lore of Plants
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The bosomy vapours of Dove's soul are the palette upon which the decumbent sun of his spirit casts its vivid orange and scarlet colours.
Pipefuls
Decumbent through the time