percurrent

[ per-kur-uhnt, -kuhr- ]

adjective

, Botany.

1. extending through the entire length, as a midrib through a leaf.

Word History and Origins

Origin of percurrent¹

1570–80; < Latin percurrent- (stem of percurrēns ), present participle of percurrere to run through. See per-, current

Example Sentences

Percurrent, per-kur′ent, adj. running through the whole length.

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