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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary pro·cum·bent
\\prō-ˈkəm-bənt\\ adjective ETYMOLOGY Latin procumbent-, procumbens, present participle of procumbere to fall or lean forward, from pro- forward + -cumbere to lie down DATE 1668 1. being or having stems that trail along the ground without rooting2. lying face down Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged pro·cum·bent
\(ˈ)prō|kəmbənt\ adjectiveEtymology: Latin procumbent-, procumbens, present participle of procumbere to fall, bend, or lean forward, from pro- forward, down + -cumbere to lie down — more at pro- , incumbent 1.
a. : being or having stems that trail along the ground without putting forth roots
< a procumbent plant >
< procumbent stems >
b. : having the longest axis radial
< procumbent cells in a vascular ray >2.
a. : lying stretched out : recumbent
< the sight of this gleaming city in a lazy blue haze, procumbent by the Tiber — Francis Hackett >
b. : lying face down : prone , prostrate
< procumbent slaves >3. : slanting forward < the procumbent incisor teeth of a horse >
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