Etymology

subdecurrent

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Today it means: Attached to and running downward along a stem or stipe, but curving inward just before the attachment point. Full definition →

English decurrent ← Latin sub-
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The story

  1. Latinsub
  2. Latinsub-
  3. Englishsub-
  4. Englishdecurrent
  5. English todaysubdecurrent

From sub- + decurrent.

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