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Excurrent

Of a vein or costa, extending beyond the tip or the margin of a leaf.

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    Of a vein or costa, extending beyond the tip or the margin of a leaf.

    "This species of tree is recognized by the excurrent veins in its leaves."

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costanoun(anatomy) Synonym of rib.
siphonnounA bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other, in which hydrostatic pressure exerted due to the force of gravity moves liquid from one reservoir to another.
siphonsnounA bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other, in which hydrostatic pressure exerted due to the force of gravity moves liquid from one reservoir to another.
surcurrent(botany) Having laminar extensions beginning at the leaf base and continuing up the stem.
percurrentnoun(botany) Running through the entire length; running through from top to bottom, as the midrib of a dicotyledonous leaf, the nerve of a moss-leas, or a grass-palet, etc.
acrodrome(botany, of the veins of a leaf) That run parallel to the edges of the leaf and meet at the tip
compitalOf or pertaining to crossroads.
veinal(now chiefly botany) Pertaining to or contained in veins, especially the veins of a leaf.
exserted(botany) protruding, projecting
palinactinodromous(botany) Having three or more primary veins originating near the base of the leaf, with additional branching above.
decurrentnoun(botany) 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.
extrorsenoun(botany) Of anthers: dehiscing outwards from the center of the flower.
posticous(botany) Situated on the outer side of a filament
extrafoliaceous(botany) Away from the leaves, or inserted in a different place from them.
intrafoliaceous(botany) Growing immediately above or in front of a leaf.
acrodromous(botany) Alternative form of acrodrome. [(botany, of the veins of a leaf) That run parallel to the edges of the leaf and meet at the tip]
extrorsal(botany) Synonym of extrorse.
vexillarynoun(Ancient Rome) A standard-bearer of a vexillum.
costapalmatenoun(botany, of a leaf) Having a definite costa, but with the leaflets arranged radially as in a palmate leaf.
auxotelic(botany) Having the characteristic that growth continues beyond the flowering region into a leafy shoot.

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