'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]