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procumbent |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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.
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