Decurrent Definition

dĭ-kûrənt, -kŭr-
adjective
Extending down along the stem, as the base of some leaves.
Webster's New World

(mycology) Pertaining to lamellae (the gills of a mushroom) that are broadly attached and extend down the stipe of the mushroom.

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

Origin of Decurrent

  • Middle English from Latin dēcurrēns dēcurrent- present participle of dēcurrere to run down dē- de- currere to run kers- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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

    From Wiktionary

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DDEDEC

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TNTENT

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