Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PRO-CUM'BENT
PRO-CUM'BENT, a. [L. procumbens, procumbo; pro and cubo, to lie down.]
- Lying down or on the face; prone.
- In botany, trailing; prostrate; unable to support itself, and therefore lying on the ground, but without putting forth roots; as, a procumbent stem. – Martyn.
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