Subdecurrent
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Subdecurrent is an adjective meaning (botany, mycology) Attached to and running downward along a stem or stipe, but curving inward just before the attachment point.
Meaning
(botany, mycology) Attached to and running downward along a stem or stipe, but curving inward just before the attachment point.
Example Sentences
In this group of mushrooms, the attachment of the gills to the stipe is subdecurrent.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include attached, decurrent, adnexed, surcurrent, inserted, dorsal.
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