Meanings
adjectivesurcurrent (not comparable)
- not comparablebiologyHaving laminar extensions beginning at the leaf base and continuing up the stem.
Origin
French sur over, above plus Latin currere to run.
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APA
surcurrent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surcurrent
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“surcurrent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surcurrent. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “surcurrent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surcurrent.
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