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procumbent

pro·cum·bent [ prō kúmbənt ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. lying face down: lying down with the face to the ground

2. growing along ground: describes a plant stem that grows along the ground without taking root

[Mid-17th century. < Latin procumbent-, present participle of procumbere "fall forward" < cumbere "lie down"]
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