procumbent
lying on the face; prone; prostrate.
Botany. (of a plant or stem) lying along the ground, but not putting forth roots.
Origin of procumbent
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How to use procumbent in a sentence
Ratany, rat′a-ni, n. a perennial procumbent shrub, yielding the medicinal ratany root.
On the steep bluffs along the river was often a heavy growth of red cedar; and some large areas of procumbent juniper occurred.
The Mammals of Washtenaw County, Michigan | Norman WoodIt is a smooth plant, with procumbent, branching stems varying from six inches to two feet in length.
Field and Woodland Plants | William S. FurneauxIt is a profusely-branched, evergreen shrub, either erect or procumbent, and usually from one to five feet high.
Field and Woodland Plants | William S. FurneauxIts stem and branches are round or scarcely angular, and usually procumbent and crooked.
Field and Woodland Plants | William S. Furneaux
British Dictionary definitions for procumbent
/ (prəʊˈkʌmbənt) /
Also: prostrate (of stems) growing along the ground
leaning forwards or lying on the face
Origin of procumbent
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