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procumbent
pro·cum·bent P0579200 (prō-kŭm′bənt)adj.1. Lying face down; prone.2. Botany Trailing along the ground but not rooting: a procumbent vine.
[Latin prōcumbēns, prōcumbent-, present participle of prōcumbere, to bend down : prō-, forward; see pro-1 + -cumbere, to lie down.]procumbent (prəʊˈkʌmbənt) adj1. (Botany) Also: prostrate (of stems) growing along the ground2. leaning forwards or lying on the face[C17: from Latin prōcumbere to fall forwards; compare incumbent]Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | procumbent - having stems that trail along the ground without putting down rootsunerect - not upright in position or posture |
procumbentadjectiveLying down:decumbent, flat, horizontal, prone, prostrate, recumbent.
procumbent
procumbent[prō′kəm·bənt] (botany) Having stems that lie flat on the ground but do not root at the nodes. (science and technology) Lying stretched out. Slanting forward. Lying face down. procumbent
prone [prōn] lying face downward, or on the ventral surface; see also position" >prone position. Called also procumbent.pro·cum·bent (prō-kŭm'bĕnt), Rarely used term denoting in a prone position; lying face down. [L. procumbens, falling or leaning forward] procumbent or prostrate lying along the ground.procumbent
Synonyms for procumbentadj lying downSynonyms- decumbent
- flat
- horizontal
- prone
- prostrate
- recumbent
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