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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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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| costanoun | (anatomy) Synonym of rib. |
| siphonnoun | A 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. |
| siphonsnoun | A 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 |
| compital | Of 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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