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DECURRENT
Etymology
Adjective
decurrent (comparative more decurrent, superlative most decurrent)
(botany) Pertaining to plant parts that extend downward, most often applied to leaf blades that partly wrap or have wings around the stem or petiole and extend down along the stem.
(mycology) Pertaining to lamellae (the gills of a mushroom) that are broadly attached and extend down the stipe of the mushroom.
(obsolete) running or extending downwards.
Source: Wiktionary
De*cur"rent, a. Etym: [L. decurrens, -entis, p. pr. of decurrere to run down; de- + currere to run: cf. F. décurrent.] (Bot.)
Definition: Extending downward; -- said of a leaf whose base extends downward and forms a wing along the stem.
– De*cur"rent*ly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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