décombant
French, adjective/de.kɔ̃.bɑ̃/
décombant is spelled D-É-C-O-M-B-A-N-T (9 letters). Décombant is a French adjective meaning “decumbent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qualifie un organe de la plante qui, s’élevant d’abord, retombe ensuite vers la terre”.
What does décombant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
decumbent
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qualifie un organe de la plante qui, s’élevant d’abord, retombe ensuite vers la terre.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of décombant
- décombante feminine
- décombants masculine plural
- décombantes feminine plural
- décumbant
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce décombant?
- /de.kɔ̃.bɑ̃/
- \de.kɔ̃.bɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to décombant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.