Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for DE-CUM'BENT
DE-CUM'BENCE, or DE-CUM'BEN-CYDE-CUM'BENT-LY
DE-CUM'BENT, a.
In botany, declined or bending down; having the stamens and pistils bending down to the lower side; as, a decumbent flower. – Martyn.
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