Accumbent /(-bent)/
Ac·cum·bent
Accumbent
a.
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Leaning or reclining, as the ancients did at their meals.
The Roman . . . accumbent posture in eating.
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Lying against anything, as one part of a leaf against another leaf. (Bot.)
Accumbent cotyledons have their edges placed against the caulicle.
Accumbent
n.
- One who reclines at table.