decumbent

Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.

decumbent

(of stems) lying on the ground and growing upwards only at the tip.

Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005

References in periodicals archive ?

Caption: Figure 1-(A) Ipomoea brasiliana is a decumbent upright shrub up to 1-5m in height, with oblong or oval- circular leaves, solitary purple or lilac flowers, Municipality of Sertania, Pernambuco, Brazil.

Ipomoea brasiliana poisoning on buck reproduction/Efeitos da intoxicacao por Ipomoea brasiliana na reproducao de caprinos

Elytra approximately twice as long as pronotum (not including anterior pronotal projection); surface finely rugose; punctation confused, dual and dense, consisting of shallow punctures; the smallest punctures bearing decumbent bristles and the largest ones without conspicuous seta (Fig.

The invasive beetle Cis bilamellatus (Coleoptera: Ciidae) arrives in America

Some bottom areas are largely covered with numerous dark, sediment-laden, leathery, decumbent blades of L.

The Boulder Patch (North Alaska, Beaufort Sea) and its benthic algal flora

It is a perennial herb with a strong well developed rhizome bearing decumbent flowering sterns, each with 1-4 blue flowers, growing along sub-alpine Himalayas at an altitude of 1500-3000 m (The Wealth of India 2000).

Induction of apoptosis in human pancreatic MiaPaCa-2 cells through the loss of mitochondrial membrane potential ([DELTA][[PSI].sub.m]) by Gentiana kurroo root extract and LC-ESI-MS analysis of its principal constituents

Plants erect herbs, sometimes decumbent (8) or sprawling 8a.

A new species of bidens (Asteraceae: Coreopsidae) from Baja California Sur, Mexico

In the latter cases, the stalks of the herbs were not typically visible above soil level, but when they were visible they were small, decumbent and rhizomatous.

Spatial variation in the structure and composition of the herbaceous community in a semiarid region of northeastern Brazil/Variacao espacial na estrutura da comunidade herbacea em uma regiao semiarida do Nordeste do Brasil

They attributed these morphology differences (a tall variety with decumbent leaves--'traditional' architecture; the simple hybrid with low height and upright leaves--'modern' architecture) to plants which were conditioned to different spacing.

Bromatological characterization of maize genotypes for silage/Caracterizacao bromatologica de genotipos de milho para silagem

Tanzania (Panicum maximum), Elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum), Pangola grass (Digitaria decumbent)s, Finger grass (Digitaria swazilandensis), Rhodes grass (Chloris gayana) and Vetiver grass (Vetiveria zizanioides) and were tested by applying randomized complete block design (RCBD).

ASSESSMENT OF PROMISING EXOTIC FORAGE GRASSES AT FAISALABAD, PAKISTAN

Integument: Body surface dull, roughly punctate, and not conspicuously tuberculate; antennal segments I to III densely tuberculate; antennal segments I to IV, legs, and abdominal sterna clothed with short semidecumbent to decumbent silvery bristlelike setae; femora not tuberculate.

Four new species of Vazquezitocoris brailovsky from South America (Heteroptera: Coreidae: Coreinae: Coreini), with revised key to the species of the genus

Some Italian and Argentine plantings can withstand strong winds without problems, due to caper bush decumbent architecture and the coriaceous consistency of the leaves in some populations.