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   Pro·cum·bent

   /prōˈkəmb(ə)nt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a plant or stem) growing along the ground without setting forth roots: "some forms have long procumbent branches"
   • ▪ (of a person) lying face down; prone; prostrate.

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin procumbent- ‘falling forwards’, from the verb procumbere, from pro- ‘forwards, down’ + a verb related to cubare ‘to lie’.

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   What does procumbent mean?

   • It is a profusely-branched, evergreen shrub, either erect or procumbent, and usually from one to five feet high. Its stem and branches are round or scarcely angular, and usually procumbent and crooked. Procumbent definition: lying on the face; prone; prostrate.. See examples of PROCUMBENT used in a sentence.

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   What is a procumbent vine?

   • 1. Lying face down; prone. 2. Botany Trailing along the ground but not rooting: a procumbent vine. [Latin prōcumbēns, prōcumbent-, present participle of prōcumbere, to bend down : prō-, forward; see pro-1 + -cumbere, to lie down .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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   What is a procumbent tooth?

   • The incisors are long and procumbent and contain a band of enamel on only part of the tooth. The species often have frail stalks that can be upright or procumbent, reaching 2 m high and about 2 to 5 cm thick. It usually has a prostrate to procumbent habit, though some forms may have an erect habit, growing up to 1.3 metres high.

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   What is a procumbent leaf?

   • The first pair of teeth is procumbent and larger than all others. The leaves have 3 linear leaflets that about 10 mm long and 1 mm wide which are sessile on the more or less procumbent stems. The lower incisors are unicuspid, procumbent, sharp and delicate.

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   The meaning of PROCUMBENT is being or having stems that trail along the ground without rooting. How to use procumbent in a sentence.

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   Procumbent definition: lying on the face; prone; prostrate.. See examples of PROCUMBENT used in a sentence.

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   5 days ago · IPA guide. Definitions of procumbent. adjective. having stems that trail along the ground without putting down roots. synonyms: unerect. not upright in position or posture.

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   6 days ago · 1. lying on the face; prone; prostrate. 2. Botany (of a plant or stem)

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   Define procumbent. procumbent synonyms, procumbent pronunciation, procumbent translation, English dictionary definition of procumbent. adj. 1. Lying face down; prone. 2. Botany Trailing along the ground but not rooting: a procumbent vine. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English...

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   Procumbent definition: Lying face down; prone.