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accumbent

Pronunciation: /əˈkʌmb(ə)nt/

Definition of accumbent

adjective

Botany

(of a cotyledon) lying edgeways against the folded radicle in the seed.

Origin:

early 19th century: from Latin accumbent- 'reclining', from accumbere, from ad- 'to' + a verb related to cubare 'to lie'

accumbent in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of accumbent in the US English dictionary

Nearby words

accretion disc
accretionary prism
accrue
acct.
acculturate
accumbent
accumulate
accumulation
accumulative
accumulator
accuracy

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