procumbent

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In reality it is of procumbent habit, with divergent stems like the ordinary Cupid, a fact which can easily be observed by anyone who will watch them grow without the artificial aid of prepared supports.

From Mendelism Third Edition by Punnett, Reginald Crundall

Stems 1–2´ long, procumbent, sparsely branching; leaves pale green, ovate-triangular, acutely 2-toothed, the teeth oblique with a lunulate sinus; monœcious; perianth oblong-triangular, lacinate; antheridia 2–3 in a cluster, axillary.—On rocks in shady rills; not common.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa

Ratany, rat′a-ni, n. a perennial procumbent shrub, yielding the medicinal ratany root.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

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 Wood, John

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 Kains, M. G. (Maurice Grenville)