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    procumbent
    /prə(ʊ)ˈkʌmb(ə)nt/

    adjective

    • 1. (of a plant or stem) growing along the ground without throwing out roots: "some forms have long procumbent branches"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › procumbentProcumbent Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of PROCUMBENT is being or having stems that trail along the ground without rooting. How to use procumbent in a sentence.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › procumbentPROCUMBENT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Procumbent definition: lying on the face; prone; prostrate.. See examples of PROCUMBENT used in a sentence.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › procumbentProcumbent - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    5 days ago · /proʊˈkʌmbənt/ IPA guide. Definitions of procumbent. adjective. having stems that trail along the ground without putting down roots. synonyms: unerect. not upright in position or posture. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Procumbent." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/procumbent. Accessed 21 Jul. 2024.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishprocumbent collocation | meaning and examples of use - Cambridge...

    Examples of how to use “procumbent” in a sentence from Cambridge Dictionary.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPROCUMBENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. lying on the face; prone; prostrate. 2. Botany (of a plant or stem)

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › procumbentProcumbent - definition of procumbent by The Free Dictionary

    pro·cum·bent. (prō-kŭm′bənt) adj. 1. Lying face down; prone. 2. Botany Trailing along the ground but not rooting: a procumbent vine. [Latin prōcumbēns, prōcumbent-, present participle of prōcumbere, to bend down : prō-, forward; see pro-1 + -cumbere, to lie down .]

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › procumbent_adjprocumbent, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    What does the adjective procumbent mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective procumbent. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. procumbent has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. plants (mid 1600s) animals (1840s) dentistry (1850s) See meaning & use.