Meanings
adjectiveprocumbent (comparative more procumbent, superlative most procumbent)
comparative more procumbent · superlative most procumbent
- biologyThat trails along the ground
- dentistryinclined towards the lips
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivehaving stems that trail along the ground without putting down roots
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinpro“forward”
- Englishprocumbent
From Latin pro (“forward”) + cumbĕre (“to lie down”).
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APA
procumbent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/procumbent
MLA
“procumbent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/procumbent. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “procumbent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/procumbent.
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