- decurrent
- Extending downward. [L. de-curro, pp. -cursus, to run down]
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de·cur·rent (de-kurґənt) [L. decurrere to run down] extending or moving from above downward.
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Decurrent — leaves in Common Mullein (Verbascum thapsus) The mushroom Clitopilus prunulus has s … Wikipedia
décurrent — décurrent, ente [ dekyrɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • 1786; lat. decurrens « qui court le long de » ♦ Bot. Qui se prolonge au delà du point d insertion habituel. Champignon à lamelles décurrentes sur le pied (comme la girolle). Feuilles décurrentes. ●… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Decurrent — De*cur rent, a. [L. decurrens, entis, p. pr. of decurrere to run down; de + currere to run: cf. F. d[ e]current.] (Bot.) Extending downward; said of a leaf whose base extends downward and forms a wing along the stem. {De*cur rent*ly}, adv. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
décurrent — décurrent, ente (dé ku rran, ran t ) adj. Terme de botanique. Feuilles décurrentes, feuilles dont le limbe, se prolongeant le long de la tige, y adhère. ÉTYMOLOGIE Lat. decurrere, courir le long, de de, et currere, courir … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
decurrent — [dē kʉr′ənt] adj. [L decurrens, prp. of decurrere < de , down + currere, to run: see CURRENT] Bot. extending down along the stem, as the base of some leaves … English World dictionary
decurrent — adjective Etymology: Latin decurrent , decurrens, present participle of decurrere to run down, from de + currere to run more at car Date: circa 1753 running or extending downward along the stem < decurrent leaves > … New Collegiate Dictionary
decurrent — decurrence, decurrency, n. decurrently, adv. /di kerr euhnt, kur /, adj. Bot. extending down the stem below the place of insertion, as certain leaves. [1745 55; < L decurrent (s. of decurrens) running down (prp. of decurrere, equiv. to de DE +… … Universalium
decurrent — adjective de kurˈent a) 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. In this group of mushrooms, the attachment of the… … Wiktionary
decurrent — [dɪ kʌr(ə)nt] adjective Botany extending down the stem below the point of attachment. ↘(of a tree) having several roughly equal branches. Origin C18: from L. decurrent , decurrere to run down … English new terms dictionary
decurrent — de•cur•rent [[t]dɪˈkɜr ənt, ˈkʌr [/t]] adj. bot extending down the stem below the place of insertion, as certain leaves • Etymology: 1745–55; < L dēcurrent , s. of dēcurrēns, prp. of dēcurrere to run down =dē de +currere to run de•cur′rence,… … From formal English to slang
