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单词 decurrent
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Definition of decurrent in English:

decurrent

adjective dɪˈkʌr(ə)ntdəˈkərənt
Botany
  • 1(of a fungus gill, leaf, etc.) extending down the stem below the point of attachment.

    〔植〕(菌褶、叶等)下延的;下行的,向下的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The leaves are strongly decurrent and apparently did not become detached readily.
    • They have ‘decurrent’ gills, i.e. they are joined to and run some way down the stem.
    • Typically, these plants consist of axes clothed in short, curved, decurrent leaves up to 1 cm in length and 0.5 cm wide.
    • Once, clouds of a unique wildflower, the decurrent false aster, lined the banks of the Illinois River, but the construction of a system of locks and dams has nearly eliminated the plant's habitat.
    1. 1.1 (of a shrub or the crown of a tree) having several roughly equal branches.
      (灌木,树冠)等枝的

Origin

Mid 18th century: from Latin decurrent- 'running down', from the verb decurrere.

Definition of decurrent in US English:

decurrent

adjectivedəˈkərənt
Botany
  • 1(of a fungus gill, leaf, etc.) extending down the stem below the point of attachment.

    〔植〕(菌褶、叶等)下延的;下行的,向下的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The leaves are strongly decurrent and apparently did not become detached readily.
    • Typically, these plants consist of axes clothed in short, curved, decurrent leaves up to 1 cm in length and 0.5 cm wide.
    • Once, clouds of a unique wildflower, the decurrent false aster, lined the banks of the Illinois River, but the construction of a system of locks and dams has nearly eliminated the plant's habitat.
    • They have ‘decurrent’ gills, i.e. they are joined to and run some way down the stem.
    1. 1.1 (of a shrub or the crown of a tree) having several roughly equal branches.
      (灌木,树冠)等枝的

Origin

Mid 18th century: from Latin decurrent- ‘running down’, from the verb decurrere.

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