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   procumbent

   /prə(ʊ)ˈkʌmb(ə)nt/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a plant or stem) growing along the ground without throwing out roots: "some forms have long procumbent branches"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin procumbent- ‘falling forwards’, from the verb procumbere, from pro- ‘forwards, down’ + a verb related to cubare ‘to lie’.

   Scrabble Points: 18

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