procumbent

/proh-kuhm-buhnt/US // proʊˈkʌm bənt //UK // (prəʊˈkʌmbənt) //

平卧,平民,卧底,卧床不起

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective

1
- : lying on the face; prone; prostrate.
- : Botany. lying along the ground, but not putting forth roots.

adj.flat

Synonyms

Ratany, rat′a-ni, n. a perennial procumbent shrub, yielding the medicinal ratany root.
On the steep bluffs along the river was often a heavy growth of red cedar; and some large areas of procumbent juniper occurred.
It is a smooth plant, with procumbent, branching stems varying from six inches to two feet in length.
It is a profusely-branched, evergreen shrub, either erect or procumbent, and usually from one to five feet high.
Its stem and branches are round or scarcely angular, and usually procumbent and crooked.