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单词 procumbent
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pro•cum•bent  (prō kum′bənt),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. lying on the face;
    prone;
    prostrate.
  2. Botany(of a plant or stem) lying along the ground, but not putting forth roots.
  • Latin prōcumbent- (stem of prōcumbēns) bending forward, present participle of prōcumbere. See pro-, incumbent
  • 1660–70

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
procumbent /prəʊˈkʌmbənt/ adj
  1. Also: prostrate (of stems) growing along the ground
  2. leaning forwards or lying on the face
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin prōcumbere to fall forwards; compare incumbent
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