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Synonyms for procumbent


Grammar : Adj
Spell : proh-kuhm-buh nt
Phonetic Transcription : proʊˈkʌm bənt



Définition of procumbent

Origin :
  • "leaning forward," 1660s, from Latin procumbentem (nominative procumbens), present participle of procumbere "to fall forward, fall prostrate," from pro "forward" (see pro-) + -cumbere "to lie down" (see succumb). Related: Procumbently.
  • adj flat
Example sentences :
  • They occur in dense heads on procumbent or ascending stems 4-8 in.
  • Extract from : « Flowers of Mountain and Plain » by Edith S. Clements
  • Galium parisiense (uliginosum), with a square, furrowed, procumbent stem.
  • Extract from : « Lachesis Lapponica » by Carl von Linn
  • Procumbent or Prostrate, lying flat on the ground from the first.
  • Extract from : « The Elements of Botany » by Asa Gray
  • The procumbent stem curved up and attained a state of equilibrium under the action of geotropic stimulus.
  • Extract from : « Life Movements in Plants » by Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose
  • Its golden yellow flowers are densely produced in panicles on procumbent stems, 12in.
  • Extract from : « Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers » by John Wood
  • The habit of the plant is procumbent; stems contorted, and producing solitary flowers.
  • Extract from : « Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers » by John Wood
  • The most striking characteristics of the Prostrate Gromwell are its fine dark blue flowers and procumbent habit.
  • Extract from : « Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers » by John Wood
  • All these young shoots grow in the upward direction, leaving the procumbent branches to form an even line on the lower side.
  • Extract from : « Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers » by John Wood
  • The procumbent stems will, in strong patches, be found to supply rootlets in abundance.
  • Extract from : « Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers » by John Wood
  • When it once finds a happy home it increases fast; the thick stalks are procumbent and emit roots.
  • Extract from : « Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers » by John Wood

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