Definition of decurrent in English:

decurrent

adjective dɪˈkʌr(ə)ntdəˈkərənt

Botany

1(of a fungus gill, leaf, etc.) extending down the stem below the point of attachment.
Example sentencesExamples
- The leaves are strongly decurrent and apparently did not become detached readily.
- They have ‘decurrent’ gills, i.e. they are joined to and run some way down the stem.
- Typically, these plants consist of axes clothed in short, curved, decurrent leaves up to 1 cm in length and 0.5 cm wide.
- Once, clouds of a unique wildflower, the decurrent false aster, lined the banks of the Illinois River, but the construction of a system of locks and dams has nearly eliminated the plant's habitat.
1. 1.1 (of a shrub or the crown of a tree) having several roughly equal branches.

Origin

Mid 18th century: from Latin decurrent- 'running down', from the verb decurrere.

Definition of decurrent in US English:

decurrent

adjectivedəˈkərənt

Botany

1(of a fungus gill, leaf, etc.) extending down the stem below the point of attachment.
Example sentencesExamples
- The leaves are strongly decurrent and apparently did not become detached readily.
- Typically, these plants consist of axes clothed in short, curved, decurrent leaves up to 1 cm in length and 0.5 cm wide.
- Once, clouds of a unique wildflower, the decurrent false aster, lined the banks of the Illinois River, but the construction of a system of locks and dams has nearly eliminated the plant's habitat.
- They have ‘decurrent’ gills, i.e. they are joined to and run some way down the stem.
1. 1.1 (of a shrub or the crown of a tree) having several roughly equal branches.

Origin

Mid 18th century: from Latin decurrent- ‘running down’, from the verb decurrere.

单词	decurrent
释义	Definition of decurrent in English: decurrent adjective dɪˈkʌr(ə)ntdəˈkərənt Botany 1(of a fungus gill, leaf, etc.) extending down the stem below the point of attachment. Example sentencesExamples The leaves are strongly decurrent and apparently did not become detached readily. They have ‘decurrent’ gills, i.e. they are joined to and run some way down the stem. Typically, these plants consist of axes clothed in short, curved, decurrent leaves up to 1 cm in length and 0.5 cm wide. Once, clouds of a unique wildflower, the decurrent false aster, lined the banks of the Illinois River, but the construction of a system of locks and dams has nearly eliminated the plant's habitat. 1.1 (of a shrub or the crown of a tree) having several roughly equal branches. Origin Mid 18th century: from Latin decurrent- 'running down', from the verb decurrere. Definition of decurrent in US English: decurrent adjectivedəˈkərənt Botany 1(of a fungus gill, leaf, etc.) extending down the stem below the point of attachment. Example sentencesExamples The leaves are strongly decurrent and apparently did not become detached readily. Typically, these plants consist of axes clothed in short, curved, decurrent leaves up to 1 cm in length and 0.5 cm wide. Once, clouds of a unique wildflower, the decurrent false aster, lined the banks of the Illinois River, but the construction of a system of locks and dams has nearly eliminated the plant's habitat. They have ‘decurrent’ gills, i.e. they are joined to and run some way down the stem. 1.1 (of a shrub or the crown of a tree) having several roughly equal branches. Origin Mid 18th century: from Latin decurrent- ‘running down’, from the verb decurrere.
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