[ 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'.
[ 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'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004