English Dictionary: decurrent | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Decurrent \De*cur"rent\, a. [L. decurrens, -entis, p. pr. of decurrere to run down; de- + currere to run: cf. F. d[82]current.] (Bot.) Extending downward; -- said of a leaf whose base extends downward and forms a wing along the stem. -- {De*cur"rent*ly}, adv. |