PROCUMBENT


Meaning of PROCUMBENT in English

/proh kum"beuhnt/ , adj.

1. lying on the face; prone; prostrate.

2. Bot. (of a plant or stem) lying along the ground, but not putting forth roots.

[ 1660-70; procumbent- (s. of procumbens ) bending forward, prp. of procumbere. See PRO-, INCUMBENT ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .