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Procumbent vs Decumbent - What's the difference?

procumbent | decumbent |

In botany terms the difference between procumbent and decumbent

is that procumbent is that trails along the ground while decumbent is of a plant, which lies on the ground with tips turned upwards.

As adjectives the difference between procumbent and decumbent

is that procumbent is prone or prostrate while decumbent is of a plant, which lies on the ground with tips turned upwards.

procumbent

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • prone or prostrate
  • (botany) That trails along the ground
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    decumbent

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (botany) Of a plant, which lies on the ground with tips turned upwards.