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
Diagnosis.—Entire animal and skull large; color dark for the species; zygomatic breadth large; upper molars large and upper molar tooth-row relatively long; braincase elongate; auditory meatus relatively small; bullae large; incisors relatively procumbent.
From Subspeciation in the Meadow Mouse, Microtus pennsylvanicus, in Wyoming, Colorado, and Adjacent Areas by Sydney Anderson
They are arranged on procumbent branches, all, like the flowers, facing upwards.
From Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. by John Wood
The most striking characteristics of the Prostrate Gromwell are its fine dark blue flowers and procumbent habit.
From Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. by John Wood
On the steep bluffs along the river was often a heavy growth of red cedar; and some large areas of procumbent juniper occurred.
From The Mammals of Washtenaw County, Michigan Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, No. 123 by Norman Wood
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