Etymology

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Today it means: Of plant parts: extending downward, most often in the case of leaf blades that partly wrap or have wings around the stem or petiole and extend down along the stem. Full definition →

Latin decurrens
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  1. Latin · derived fromdecurrens
  2. English todaydecurrent

From Latin decurrens — de (“down”) + curro (“to run”).

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