PROCUMBENT


Meaning of PROCUMBENT in English

adj.

Pronunciation: pr ō - ' k ə m-b ə nt

Function: adjective

Etymology: Latin procumbent-, procumbens, present participle of procumbere to fall or lean forward, from pro- forward + -cumbere to lie down

Date: 1668

1 : being or having stems that trail along the ground without rooting

2 : lying face down

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