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单词 procumbent
释义 pro·cum·bent
\(ˈ)prō|kəmbənt\ adjective
Etymology: Latin procumbent-, procumbens, present participle of procumbere to fall, bend, or lean forward, from pro- forward, down + -cumbere to lie down — more at pro-, incumbent
1.
 a. : being or having stems that trail along the ground without putting forth roots
  < a procumbent plant >
  < procumbent stems >
 b. : having the longest axis radial
  < procumbent cells in a vascular ray >
2.
 a. : lying stretched out : recumbent
  < the sight of this gleaming city in a lazy blue haze, procumbent by the Tiber — Francis Hackett >
 b. : lying face down : prone, prostrate
  < procumbent slaves >
3. : slanting forward
 < the procumbent incisor teeth of a horse >
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