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Synonyms for decumbent
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : dih-kuhm-buh nt |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈkʌm bənt |
Définition of decumbent
- adj lying down
- 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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