procumbent stem

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• Procumbent — Pro*cum bent, a. [L. procumbens, entis, p. pr. of procumbere to fall, bend, or lean forward; pro forward + cumbere (in comp.), akin to cubare to lie down: cf. F. procombant. Cf. {Incumbent}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Lying down, or on the face; prone.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• procumbent — [prō kum′bənt] adj. [L procumbens, prp. of procumbere, to lean forward < pro , forward (see PRO 2) + cumbere < cubare, to lie down (see CUBE1)] 1. lying face down 2. Bot. trailing along the ground: said of a stem …   English World dictionary

• procumbent — /proh kum beuhnt/, adj. 1. lying on the face; prone; prostrate. 2. Bot. (of a plant or stem) lying along the ground, but not putting forth roots. [1660 70; < L procumbent (s. of procumbens) bending forward, prp. of procumbere. See PRO ,… …   Universalium

• procumbent — [prə(ʊ) kʌmb(ə)nt] adjective Botany (of a plant or stem) growing along the ground without throwing out roots. Origin C17: from L. procumbent , procumbere fall forwards , from pro forwards, down + a verb related to cubare to lie …   English new terms dictionary

• procumbent — /proʊˈkʌmbənt/ (say proh kumbuhnt) adjective 1. lying on the face; prone; prostrate. 2. Botany (of a plant or stem) lying along the ground, but without putting forth roots. {Latin prōcumbens, present participle, falling forward} …  

• ἐπιγειόκαυλα — ἐπιγειόκαυλος with procumbent stem neut nom/voc/acc pl …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

• ἐπιγειόκαυλος — with procumbent stem masc/fem nom sg …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

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• palm — palm1 /pahm/, n. 1. the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers. 2. the corresponding part of the forefoot of an animal. 3. the part of a glove covering this part of the hand. 4. Also called… …   Universalium