procumbent

[ proh-kuhm-buhnt ]
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adjective
  1. lying on the face; prone; prostrate.

  2. Botany. (of a plant or stem) lying along the ground, but not putting forth roots.

Origin of procumbent

1
1660–70; <Latin prōcumbent- (stem of prōcumbēns) bending forward, present participle of prōcumbere.See pro-1, incumbent

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British Dictionary definitions for procumbent

procumbent

/ (prəʊˈkʌmbənt) /


adjective
  1. Also: prostrate (of stems) growing along the ground

  2. leaning forwards or lying on the face

Origin of procumbent

1
C17: from Latin prōcumbere to fall forwards; compare incumbent

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