Accumbent

Table of contents

1 Etymology 2 Pronunciation 3 Adjective 3.1 Translations 4 Noun

Etymology

Latin accumb + -ent

Pronunciation

ac-cumb*ent

• IPA: //
• SAMPA: //

aah-KUHM-bint

Adjective

1. Leaning or reclining , as the ancients did at their meals.

   Quotations

   • The Roman ... accumbent posture in eating. - Arbuthnot

2. (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

Translations

• Latin: accumbens

Noun

1. One who reclines at table.