excurrent

[ ik-skur-uhnt, -skuhr- ]

/ ɪkˈskɜr ənt, -ˈskʌr- /

adjective

running out or forth.

Zoology. giving passage outward; affording exit: the excurrent canal of certain sponges.

Botany.

having the axis prolonged so as to form an undivided main stem or trunk, as the stem of the spruce.
projecting beyond the apex, as the midrib in certain leaves.

Origin of excurrent

1595–1605; <Latin excurrent- (stem of excurrēns) present participle of excurrere to run forth. See ex-¹, current

Words nearby excurrent

excud., excudit, exculpate, exculpatory, ex curia, excurrent, excursion, excursionist, excursion ticket, excursive, excursus

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Example sentences from the Web for excurrent

Its excurrent branches are very different from those of other elms.
Forest Trees of Illinois|Fuller George D.
But this tree of evolution is an excurrent stem, continuous through the clustering branches to the terminal shoot—man.
Evolution|Joseph Le Conte
When the main trunk of a tree extends upward through the head to the tip, as in Fig. 3, it is said to be excurrent.
Trees of the Northern United States|Austin C. Apgar
Medium-sized tree with mainly an excurrent trunk and horizontal branches.
Trees of the Northern United States|Austin C. Apgar

An excurrent and returning current were also traced to each of the legs.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4)|William Kirby

British Dictionary definitions for excurrent

excurrent

/ (ɛkˈskʌrənt) /

adjective

zoology having an outward flow, as certain pores in sponges, ducts, etc

botany

(of veins) extending beyond the margin of the leaf
having an undivided main stem or trunk, as the spruce and other conifers

flowing or running in an outward direction

Word Origin for excurrent

C19: from Latin excurrere to run forth; see excursion

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单词	excurrent
释义	excurrent [ ik-skur-uhnt, -skuhr- ] / ɪkˈskɜr ənt, -ˈskʌr- / adjective running out or forth. Zoology. giving passage outward; affording exit: the excurrent canal of certain sponges. Botany. having the axis prolonged so as to form an undivided main stem or trunk, as the stem of the spruce. projecting beyond the apex, as the midrib in certain leaves. Origin of excurrent 1595–1605; <Latin excurrent- (stem of excurrēns) present participle of excurrere to run forth. See ex-¹, current Words nearby excurrent excud., excudit, exculpate, exculpatory, ex curia, excurrent, excursion, excursionist, excursion ticket, excursive, excursus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for excurrent Its excurrent branches are very different from those of other elms. Forest Trees of Illinois\|Fuller George D. But this tree of evolution is an excurrent stem, continuous through the clustering branches to the terminal shoot—man. Evolution\|Joseph Le Conte When the main trunk of a tree extends upward through the head to the tip, as in Fig. 3, it is said to be excurrent. Trees of the Northern United States\|Austin C. Apgar Medium-sized tree with mainly an excurrent trunk and horizontal branches. Trees of the Northern United States\|Austin C. Apgar An excurrent and returning current were also traced to each of the legs. An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4)\|William Kirby British Dictionary definitions for excurrent excurrent / (ɛkˈskʌrənt) / adjective zoology having an outward flow, as certain pores in sponges, ducts, etc botany (of veins) extending beyond the margin of the leaf having an undivided main stem or trunk, as the spruce and other conifers flowing or running in an outward direction Word Origin for excurrent C19: from Latin excurrere to run forth; see excursion Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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