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decurrent

Syllabification: (de·cur·rent)

Definition of decurrent

adjective

Botany
  • (of a fungus gill, leaf, etc.) extending down the stem below the point of attachment.
  • (of a shrub or the crown of a tree) having several roughly equal branches.

Origin:

mid 18th century: from Latin decurrent- 'running down', from the verb decurrere

decurrent in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of decurrent in the British & World English dictionary