"excurrent" meaning in English

See excurrent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} excurrent (not comparable)
  1. (botany) Of a vein or costa, extending beyond the tip or the margin of a leaf. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-excurrent-en-adj-EYVzjJxe Categories (other): Botany, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  2. (zooanatomy) Carrying outward; permitting outward flow. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-excurrent-en-adj-fpheDUDf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: decurrent, incurrent, percurrent
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