procumbent

1. 1.

   having stems that trail along the ground without putting down roots

   Similarunerect

Questions about procumbent

What does procumbent mean?

procumbent means "having stems that trail along the ground without putting down roots".

How many syllables are in procumbent?

procumbent has 3 syllables: pro-cum-bent. The stress falls on "pro".

Is procumbent a common word?

procumbent is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.