PROCUMBENT


Meaning of PROCUMBENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ prō-ˈkəm-bənt ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.