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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Excurrent \Ex*cur"rent\, a. [L. excurrens, p. p. of excurrere, excursum, to run out; ex out + currere to run. See {Current}.] 1. Running or flowing out; as: (Bot.) Running or extending out; as, an excurrent midrib, one which projects beyond the apex of a leaf; an excurrent steam or trunk, one which continues to the top. 2. (Zo[94]l) Characterized by a current which flows outward; as, an excurrent orifice or tube. | |
