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
- 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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