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decurrent
de·cur·rent D0082900 (dĭ-kûr′ənt, -kŭr′-)adj. Botany Having the leaf base extending down the stem below the insertion. [Middle English, from Latin dēcurrēns, dēcurrent-, present participle of dēcurrere, to run down : dē-, de- + currere, to run; see kers- in Indo-European roots.] de·cur′rent·ly adv.decurrent (dɪˈkʌrənt) adj (Botany) botany extending down the stem, esp (of a leaf) having the base of the blade extending down the stem as two wings[C15: from Latin dēcurrere to run down, from currere to run] deˈcurrently advde•cur•rent (dɪˈkɜr ənt, -ˈkʌr-) adj. extending down the stem below the place of insertion, as certain leaves. [1745–55; < Latin dēcurrent-, s. of dēcurrēns, present participle of dēcurrere to run down =dē- de- + currere to run] de•cur′rence, de•cur′ren•cy, n. de•cur′rent•ly, adv. Translationsdecurrent
decurrent[di′kər·ənt] (botany) Running downward, especially of a leaf base extended past its insertion in the form of a winged expansion. decurrent
de·cur·rent (dē-kŭr'ĕnt), Extending downward. [L. de-curro, pp. -cursus, to run down] decurrent (of plant structures) having the base of an organ extended down its axis; for example, a decurrent leaf has the blade continued downwards as a wing along the PETIOLE.de·cur·rent (dē-kŭr'ĕnt) Extending downward. [L. de-curro, pp. -cursus, to run down] |