PROCUMBENT


Meaning of PROCUMBENT in English

[ prə(ʊ)'kʌmb(ə)nt ]

■ adjective Botany (of a plant or stem) growing along the ground without throwing out roots.

Origin

C17: from L. ~- , procumbere 'fall forwards', from pro- 'forwards, down' + a verb related to cubare 'to lie'.

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