Excurrent
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Excurrent is an adjective meaning (botany) Of a vein or costa, extending beyond the tip or the margin of a leaf.
Meaning
(botany) Of a vein or costa, extending beyond the tip or the margin of a leaf.
More Meanings
- (zooanatomy) Carrying outward; permitting outward flow.
Example Sentences
This species of tree is recognized by the excurrent veins in its leaves.
The excurrent apertures (called oscula because they look like little mouths) project their thin cone-shaped lips into the water stream passing over a sponge.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include costa, siphons, surcurrent, percurrent, acrodrome, compital.
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