释义 |
ex·current \(ˈ)eks+\ adjective Etymology: Latin excurrent-, excurrens, present participle of excurrere to run out, make an excursion, project, extend, from ex- ex- (I) + currere to run — more at current : running or flowing out: as a. of a plant or plant part (1) : having the axis prolonged to form an undivided main stem or trunk (as in the spruce and other conifers) — opposed to deliquescent (2) : projecting beyond the apex — used especially of the midrib of a mucronate leaf b. : characterized by a current that flows outward — used especially of those channels in sponges through which water flows toward the osculum < excurrent canals > |