decurrent

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UK/dɪˈkʌɹənt/UK/dɪˈkʊɹənt/

adjective

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.

“In this group of mushrooms, the attachment of the gills to the stipe is decurrent.”

OriginLatin decurrens →
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Meanings

adjectivedecurrent (comparative more decurrent, superlative most decurrent)

comparative more decurrent · superlative most decurrent

  1. biologyOf 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.
  2. biologyOf lamellae (the gills of a mushroom): broadly attached and extending down the stipe of the mushroom.

    In this group of mushrooms, the attachment of the gills to the stipe is decurrent.

  3. obsoleteRunning or extending downwards.

Origin

  1. Latindecurrens
  2. Englishdecurrent

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

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Translations

Catalan decurrent
  • decurrentpertaining to plant parts that extend downward
French décurrent
  • décurrentpertaining to plant parts that extend downward
Spanish decurrente
  • decurrentepertaining to plant parts that extend downward
Cite this entry
APA

decurrent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decurrent

MLA

“decurrent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decurrent. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decurrent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decurrent.

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