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   pro·cum·bent

   /prōˈkəmb(ə)nt/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a plant or stem) growing along the ground without setting forth roots: "some forms have long procumbent branches"
   • ▪ (of a person) lying face down; prone; prostrate.

   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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