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procumbent

[ proh-kuhm-buhnt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

lying on the face; prone; prostrate.
Botany. (of a plant or stem) lying along the ground, but not putting forth roots.

procumbent

/ prəʊˈkʌmbənt /

1660–70; < Latin prōcumbent- (stem of prōcumbēns ) bending forward, present participle of prōcumbere. See pro- ¹, incumbent

C17: from Latin prōcumbere to fall forwards; compare incumbent

Ratany, rat′a-ni, n. a perennial procumbent shrub, yielding the medicinal ratany root.

On the steep bluffs along the river was often a heavy growth of red cedar; and some large areas of procumbent juniper occurred.

It is a smooth plant, with procumbent, branching stems varying from six inches to two feet in length.

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.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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