What does "decurrent" mean?

Of plant parts: extending downward, most often in the case of leaf blades that partly wrap or have wings around the stem or petiole and extend down along the stem.

What is a synonym for "decurrent"?

Common synonyms include: affluent, deciduous, declining, declivitous, descending, down.

Decurrent

//dɪˈkʌɹənt// adj

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Definitions

Adjective

1
Of plant parts: extending downward, most often in the case of leaf blades that partly wrap or have wings around the stem or petiole and extend down along the stem.
2
Of lamellae (the gills of a mushroom): broadly attached and extending down the stipe of the mushroom.
"In this group of mushrooms, the attachment of the gills to the stipe is decurrent."
3
Running or extending downwards. obsolete

Synonyms

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affluent deciduous declining declivitous descending down

Example

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"In this group of mushrooms, the attachment of the gills to the stipe is decurrent."

Etymology

From Latin decurrens — de (“down”) + curro (“to run”).

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