decurrent

Senso (Inglese)

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.
3. (obsolete) Running or extending downwards.

sinonimi

descending

downward

Traduzioni

décurrent

folium decurrens

decurrente

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/dɪˈkʌɹənt/

Etimologia (Inglese)

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