excurrent
adjective
- running out or forth
- Bot.
- projecting beyond the tip, as the midrib of certain leaves
- having an undivided projecting main stem, as fir trees
- Zool. of ducts, tubes, or passages whose contents flow outward
See excurrent in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ĭk-skûrˈənt, -skŭrˈ-)
adjectivea. Running or flowing in an outward direction.
b. Marked by an outward flow of current.
- Botany
a. Having a single, undivided trunk with lateral branches, as in spruce trees.
b. Extending beyond the apex of a leaf, as a midrib or vein.
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excurrent
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