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procumbent
[ proh-kuhm-buhnt ]
adjective
- lying on the face; prone; prostrate.
- Botany. (of a plant or stem) lying along the ground, but not putting forth roots.
procumbent
/ prəʊˈkʌmbənt /
adjective
- Alsoprostrate (of stems) growing along the ground
- leaning forwards or lying on the face
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Origin of procumbent1
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Origin of procumbent1
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Example Sentences
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.
It is a smooth plant, with procumbent, branching stems varying from six inches to two feet in length.
It is a profusely-branched, evergreen shrub, either erect or procumbent, and usually from one to five feet high.
Its stem and branches are round or scarcely angular, and usually procumbent and crooked.
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