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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

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


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.] [1913 Webster] 1. Lying down, or on the face; prone. " Procumbent each obeyed." --Cowper. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Lying on the ground, but without putting forth roots; trailing; prostrate; as, a procumbent stem. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

procumbent adj 1: having stems that trail along the ground without putting down roots