decumbent
Prostrate but rising
Decumbent describes something lying down or reclining, used almost exclusively in botanical contexts.
A decumbent stem grows along the ground but turns upward at the tip: The decumbent branches spread across the soil before rising toward the light.
The term distinguishes plants that lie flat from those that stand erect or climb.
Lying fully extended
- trailingFollowing behind something
- creepingMoving slowly, stealthily
- sprawlingSpread irregularly outward
- groundcoverLow plants blanketing soil
low-growing · horizontal · mat-forming · ground-hugging · spreading · rhizomatous · herbaceous · procumbent
Flat, face upward
- loungingReclining in idleness
- reposingLying at rest
- lollingHanging or reclining loosely
- sprawledLay spread out loosely
horizontal · prone · stretched · relaxed · couchant · splayed · reclined · languid
State of being unwound
- reposePeaceful stillness or calm
- tranquilityUndisturbed peacefulness
- peacefulFree from disturbance
- calmFree from agitation
leisurely · comfortable · unwinding · restoring · quietude · placid · gentle · restorative
prostrate
Lying fully extended
- trailingFollowing behind something
- creepingMoving slowly, stealthily
- sprawlingSpread irregularly outward
groundcover · low-growing · horizontal · mat-forming · ground-hugging · spreading · rhizomatous · herbaceous · procumbent · reclining
supine
Flat, face upward
sprawled · horizontal · prone · stretched · relaxed · couchant · splayed · reclined · languid · leaning
relaxation
State of being unwound
- reposePeaceful stillness or calm
- tranquilityUndisturbed peacefulness
- peacefulFree from disturbance
calm · leisurely · comfortable · unwinding · restoring · quietude · placid · gentle · restorative · sedate