procumbent
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The bringing of them together by the cross resulted in a procumbent plant with long internodes.
From Mendelism Third Edition by Reginald Crundall Punnett
Description.—The procumbent, branched, slender, woody stems, which seldom reach 12 inches, bear oblong, triangular, tapering leaves from ¼ to ½ inch long, green above and gray beneath.
From Culinary Herbs: Their Cultivation Harvesting Curing and Uses by M. G. (Maurice Grenville) Kains
The habit of the plant is procumbent; stems contorted, and producing solitary flowers.
From Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. by John Wood
Its branches are usually procumbent, about a foot in length, and require, if the plant be kept in a pot, to be tied up to a stick.
From The Botanical Magazine Vol. 7 or, Flower-Garden Displayed by William Curtis
The stem is woody, procumbent, naked, thread-shaped, variously divided.
From Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland by Carl von Linn?
