In this group of mushrooms, the attachment of the gills to the stipe is decurrent.
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Decurrent — leaves in Common Mullein (Verbascum thapsus) The mushroom Clitopilus prunulus has s … Wikipedia
décurrent — décurrent, ente [ dekyrɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • 1786; lat. decurrens « qui court le long de » ♦ Bot. Qui se prolonge au delà du point d insertion habituel. Champignon à lamelles décurrentes sur le pied (comme la girolle). Feuilles décurrentes. ●… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Decurrent — De*cur rent, a. [L. decurrens, entis, p. pr. of decurrere to run down; de + currere to run: cf. F. d[ e]current.] (Bot.) Extending downward; said of a leaf whose base extends downward and forms a wing along the stem. {De*cur rent*ly}, adv. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
décurrent — décurrent, ente (dé ku rran, ran t ) adj. Terme de botanique. Feuilles décurrentes, feuilles dont le limbe, se prolongeant le long de la tige, y adhère. ÉTYMOLOGIE Lat. decurrere, courir le long, de de, et currere, courir … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
decurrent — [dē kʉr′ənt] adj. [L decurrens, prp. of decurrere < de , down + currere, to run: see CURRENT] Bot. extending down along the stem, as the base of some leaves … English World dictionary
decurrent — adjective Etymology: Latin decurrent , decurrens, present participle of decurrere to run down, from de + currere to run more at car Date: circa 1753 running or extending downward along the stem < decurrent leaves > … New Collegiate Dictionary
decurrent — decurrence, decurrency, n. decurrently, adv. /di kerr euhnt, kur /, adj. Bot. extending down the stem below the place of insertion, as certain leaves. [1745 55; < L decurrent (s. of decurrens) running down (prp. of decurrere, equiv. to de DE +… … Universalium
decurrent — [dɪ kʌr(ə)nt] adjective Botany extending down the stem below the point of attachment. ↘(of a tree) having several roughly equal branches. Origin C18: from L. decurrent , decurrere to run down … English new terms dictionary
decurrent — de•cur•rent [[t]dɪˈkɜr ənt, ˈkʌr [/t]] adj. bot extending down the stem below the place of insertion, as certain leaves • Etymology: 1745–55; < L dēcurrent , s. of dēcurrēns, prp. of dēcurrere to run down =dē de +currere to run de•cur′rence,… … From formal English to slang
decurrent — Extending downward. [L. de curro, pp. cursus, to run down] * * * de·cur·rent (de kurґənt) [L. decurrere to run down] extending or moving from above downward … Medical dictionary
