procumbent
[adjective]
Synonyms: prone, decumbent, flat, prostrate, reclining, recumbent

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procumbent adjective. [prǝʊ'kʌmb(ǝ)nt] M17.
[Latin procumbent- pres. ppl stem of procumbere fall forwards, formed as PRO-¹ + -cumbere: see CUMBENT.]
1. Botany. Of a plant or stem: lying flat on the ground without throwing out roots; growing along the ground. M17.

2. Lying on the face, prone; prostrate. E18.

3. Zoology. Of a tooth: lying along the jaw. L19.

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