'Procumbent' definitions:

Definition of 'procumbent'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Having stems that trail along the ground without putting down roots

Definition of 'Procumbent'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]