What is another word for procumbent?
Pronunciation: [pɹˈɒkʌmbənt] (IPA) 
Procumbent is a term used to describe a creeping or trailing plant, but there are many other words that can be used to describe a similar characteristic. Some synonyms of the word procumbent are prostrate, creeping, trailing, crawling, sprawling, and limbing. These terms all refer to the way in which plants grow along the ground instead of standing upright. Prostrate indicates a state of lying flat on the ground, while creeping refers to the movement of the plant along the surface. Trailing suggests that the plant has long, thin stems that hang down and form a trail. Crawling and sprawling both imply the plant is extending horizontally, and limbing describes the low or prostrate growth of a tree branch or stem.
