decurrent

American  

[dih-kur-uhnt, -kuhr-] / dɪˈkɜr ənt, -ˈkʌr- /

adjective

Botany.

1. extending down the stem below the place of insertion, as certain leaves.

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decurrent British  

/ dɪˈkʌrənt /

adjective

1. botany extending down the stem, esp (of a leaf) having the base of the blade extending down the stem as two wings

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Other Word Forms

• decurrence noun
• decurrency noun
• decurrently adverb

Etymology

Origin of decurrent

1745–55; < Latin dēcurrent- (stem of dēcurrēns ) running down (present participle of dēcurrere, equivalent to dē- de- + currere to run); current

Example Sentences

P. 3-4 cm. white, umbo brownish, striate to middle; g. decurrent; s. equal, hollow upwards, 4-5 cm., even up to torn ring, punctate above, white; sp.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George

Biennial; leaves decurrent, sinuate, spiny; heads solitary, drooping; flowers purple.—Fields near Harrisburg, Pa., Prof. Porter.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa

Leaves succubous, dorsally decurrent, mostly rounded and entire; underleaves rooting at the base, usually deeply 2-cleft.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa

P. 5-12 cm. soon expanded, yellowish-brown, squamulose, margin striate; g. slightly decurrent; s. 8-12 cm. floccose up to spreading ring, base honey-colour; sp.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George

P. 2-3 cm. exp. hygr. grey, even, and tin colour with a silky sheen when dry; g. with decurrent tooth, connected by veins, greyish white; s. 5-7 cm. even, shining, often compressed; sp.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George