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.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
procumbent
adj 1: having stems that trail along the ground without putting
down roots