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decumbent

de.cum.bent \-b*nt\ aj [L decumbent-, decumbens, prp. of decumbere to lie 
   down, fr.]de- + -cumbere to lie down - more at SUCCUMB 1: lying down  of a 
   plant  2: reclining on the ground but with ascending apex or extremity