/
rɪˈkʌmb(ə)nt/
adj.
- lying down.
- (of a plant) growing close to the ground.
n.
a bicycle ridden in a reclining position.
Derivative
- recumbency n.
- recumbently adv.
Etymology
C17: from L. recumbent-, recumbere ‘recline’, from re- ‘back’ + a verb rel. to cubare ‘to lie’.
