DECURRENT

adjective
12 Scrabble
15 WWF
D 2
E 1
C 3
U 1
R 1
R 1
E 1
N 1
T 1

Definition

Pertaining to plant parts that extend downward, most often applied to leaf blades that partly wrap or have wings around the stem or petiole and extend down along the stem.

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

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