Category:Procumbent

Pro*cum"bent, a. Etym: [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.]

1. Lying down, or on the face; prone. " procumbent each obeyed." Cowper.

2. (bot.)

Defn: lying on the ground, but without putting forth roots; trailing; Prostrate; as, a procumbent stem.