accumbent

Ac*cum"bent, a. 1. Leaning or reclining, as the ancients did at their meals. The Roman.. accumbent posture in eating. Arbuthnot. 2. (Bot.) Defn: Lying against anything, as one part of a leaf against another leaf. Gray. Accumbent cotyledons have their edges placed against the caulicle. Eaton. Ac*cum"bent, n. Defn: One who reclines at table.

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