(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