Definition of Accumbint
Ac*cum"bent (-bent), a.
1. Leaning or reclining, as the ancients did at their
meals.
The Roman . . . accumbent posture in eating.
Arbuthnot.
2. (Bot.) 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. One who reclines at
table.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Leaning or reclining, as the ancients did at their meals.
Quotations
*The Roman ... accumbent posture in eating. - Arbuthnot
- (Botany): Lying against anything, as one part of a leaf against another leaf - Gray
Quotations
*Accumbent cotyledons have their edges placed against the caulicle. - Eaton
- One who reclines at table.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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