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English Dictionary: procumbent	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for procumbent
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
procumbent adj having stems that trail along the ground without putting down roots
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Procumbent \Procum"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}.] 1. Lying down, or on the face; prone. [bd] Procumbent* each obeyed.[b8] --Cowper. 2. (Bot.) Lying on the ground, but without putting forth roots; trailing; prostrate; as, a procumbent stem.