
adj.
Developing gradually over a period of time: "a creeping sense of cultural dread" (Andrew Sullivan).
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American Heritage Dictionary:
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Taylor's Guide to Annuals:
Creeping |
Prostrate or trailing over the ground or over other plants.
Saunders Veterinary Dictionary:
creeping |
1. gradual progression of a lesion or tissue growth.
2. prostrate growth pattern of a plant, e.g. c. buttercup (Ranunculus repens), c. caustic (Euphorbia drummondii), c. charlie (Glechoma hederacea), c. Crofton weed (Eupatorium riparium), c. indigo (Indigofera spicata), c. knapweed (Acroptilon repens), c. lantana (Lantana montevidensis), c. mallow (Modiola carolinianum), c. millotia (Millotia greevesii), c. oxalis (Oxalis corniculata), c. saltbush (Atriplex semibaccata).
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