PERCURRENT

Etymology

Adjective

percurrent (not comparable)

(botany) Running through the entire length; running through from top to bottom, as the midrib of a dicotyledonous leaf, the nerve of a moss-leas, or a grass-palet, etc.

Anagrams

• precurrent

Source: Wiktionary


Per*cur"rent, a. Etym: [L. percurrens, p.pr. of percurrere to run through; per through + currere to run.]

Definition: Running through the entire length.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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