Word of the Day (01/20)
January 20, 2009
I think it’s safe to say that I do at least (or at least attempt to) do one crossword a day. It can be enjoyable and relaxing, but other times I haven’t the faintest idea on what they want from me. For instance, how am I supposed to know what is ‘not decumbent’ when I don’t even know what decumbent is?
So to help you (and me) in future crosswords and/or life here is the definition:
decumbent
adjective Botany
(of a plant or part of a plant) lying along the ground or along a surface, with the extremity curving upward.
ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from Latin decumbent- ‘lying down,’ from the verb decumbere, based on de- ‘down’ + a verb related to cubare ‘to lie.’
(by the way, the answer to this crossword clue was – erect) Use that tid bit any which way you please.
January 21, 2009 at 10:11 pm
What was “not decumbent” on the crossword puzzle?
January 21, 2009 at 11:36 pm
Yes it sure was!
January 22, 2009 at 4:10 pm
um…for some reason I thought you were asking if “not decumbent” was in the crossword (which of course it was, that was the whole point)
However, after rereading your question I now have the correct answer to 29 down: & the answer is “erect”.
Use that information how you will.