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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Procumbent

Procumbent \Pro*cum"bent\, a. [L. procumbens, -entis, p. pr. of procumbere to fall, bend, or lean forward; pro forward + cumbere (in comp.), akin to cubare to lie down: cf. F. procombant. Cf. Incumbent.]

  1. Lying down, or on the face; prone. `` Procumbent each obeyed.''
    --Cowper.

  2. (Bot.) Lying on the ground, but without putting forth roots; trailing; prostrate; as, a procumbent stem.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
procumbent

"leaning forward," 1660s, from Latin procumbentem (nominative procumbens), present participle of procumbere "to fall forward, fall prostrate," from pro "forward" (see pro-) + -cumbere "to lie down" (see succumb). Related: Procumbently.

Wiktionary
procumbent

a. 1 prone or prostrate 2 (context botany English) That trails along the ground

WordNet
procumbent

adj. having stems that trail along the ground without putting down roots

Usage examples of "procumbent".

She was procumbent, and her face was mashed on the ground, but she had moved several feet closer to the house.