percurrent

[ per-kur-uhnt, -kuhr- ]

/ pərˈkɜr ənt, -ˈkʌr- /

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adjective Botany.

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

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QUIZ YOURSELF ON "WAS" VS. "WERE"!

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

Origin of percurrent

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