Decurrent is a term used in botany and mycology to describe plant or fungal parts that extend downward. In botany, the term is most often applied to leaf blades that partly wrap or have wings around the stem or petiole and extend down along the stem. A `decurrent branching habit` is a plant form common for shrubs and most angiosperm trees, contr.....
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extending downwards beyond the point of exsertion, e.g. when the base of a leaf is prolonged downwards along the stem in a raised line or narrow wing.
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having the leaf base prolonged down the stem as a winged expansion or rib
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extending outwards
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extending or running downwards
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• (a.) Extending downward; -- said of a leaf whose base extends downward and forms a wing along the stem.
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adnate to the petiole or stem and extending downward, as a leaf base that extends downward along the stem (compare surcurrent)
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Descriptive of leaves whose edges run down onto the stem.
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Extending downwards beyond the point of insertion. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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adnate to the petiole or stem and extending downward, as a leaf base that extends downward along the stem (compare surcurrent)
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Extending below the level of attachment as a wing or a ridge of tissue, e.g., as when a leaf is decurrent on a stem.
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De·cur'rent adjective [ Latin
decurrens ,
-entis , present participle of
decurrere to run down;
de- +
currere to run: confer French
décurrent .]
(Botany) Extending downward; -- said of a leaf whose base extends downward and forms a wing along the ste...
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Running down the stem, as the leaf of mullein.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: dē-kŭr′ĕnt Definitions: 1. Extending downward.
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extending outwards
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extending down the stem below the place of insertion, as certain leaves.
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