"accumbent" meaning in English

See accumbent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /əˈkʌm.bənt/ Forms: more accumbent [comparative], most accumbent [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin accumbō (“recline”), from ad- (“to”) + *cumbō (“recline”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ḱewb-}}, {{der|en|la|accumbō||recline}} Latin accumbō (“recline”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} accumbent (comparative more accumbent, superlative most accumbent)
  1. Leaning or reclining, as the ancients did at their meals. Translations (leaning or reclining): легнал (legnal) (Bulgarian), лежащ (ležašt) (Bulgarian), accumbens (Latin)
    Sense id: en-accumbent-en-adj-Wd~yqons Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 32 31 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 38 26 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 38 26 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 25 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 38 29 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 38 28 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 35 30 35 Disambiguation of 'leaning or reclining': 92 8
  2. (botany) Lying against anything, as one part of a leaf against another leaf Categories (topical): Botany Translations ((botany) lying against something): acumbente (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-accumbent-en-adj-G00aZDie Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 32 31 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 38 26 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 38 26 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 25 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 38 29 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 38 28 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 35 30 35 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences Disambiguation of '(botany) lying against something': 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: accumb, accumbency, accubation, recumbent

Noun

IPA: /əˈkʌm.bənt/ Forms: accumbents [plural]
Etymology: From Latin accumbō (“recline”), from ad- (“to”) + *cumbō (“recline”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ḱewb-}}, {{der|en|la|accumbō||recline}} Latin accumbō (“recline”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} accumbent (plural accumbents)
  1. One who rests in an accumbent position, especially at table.
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