3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Accumbent \Ac*cum"bent\ (-bent), a. 1. Leaning or reclining, as the ancients did at their meals. [1913 Webster] The Roman . . . accumbent posture in eating. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Lying against anything, as one part of a leaf against another leaf. --Gray. [1913 Webster] Accumbent cotyledons have their edges placed against the caulicle. --Eaton. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Accumbent \Ac*cum"bent\, n. One who reclines at table. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: accumbent adj : lying down; in a position of comfort or rest [syn: {decumbent}, {recumbent}, {reclining}]
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