English Explanatory Dictionary

decurrent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of plant parts: extending downward, most often in the case of leaf blades that partly wrap or have wings around the stem or petiole and extend down along the stem.
  2. Of lamellae (the gills of a mushroom): broadly attached and extending down the stipe of the mushroom.
  3. Running or extending downwards.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈkʌɹənt/ /dɪˈkʊɹənt/

Word forms

decurrent more decurrent most decurrent

Etymology

From Latin decurrens — de (“down”) + curro (“to run”).

Derived words

decurrently subdecurrent
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