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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
        1
        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...
        4
        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
        5
        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
        6
        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