Procumbent

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Procumbent \Pro*cum"bent\, a. [L. procumbens, -entis, p. pr. of
     procumbere to fall, bend, or lean forward; pro forward +
     cumbere (in comp.), akin to cubare to lie down: cf. F.
     procombant. Cf. {Incumbent}.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. Lying down, or on the face; prone. " Procumbent each


        obeyed." --Cowper.
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     2. (Bot.) Lying on the ground, but without putting forth
        roots; trailing; prostrate; as, a procumbent stem.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  procumbent
       adj : having stems that trail along the ground without putting
             down roots