decurrent

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(di kûrənt, -kur-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
de•cur•rent  (di kûrənt, -kur-),USA pronunciation adj. [Bot.]
  1. Botanyextending down the stem below the place of insertion, as certain leaves.
  • Latin dēcurrent- (stem of dēcurrēns) running down (present participle of dēcurrere, equivalent. to dē- de- + currere to run); see current
  • 1745–55
de•currence, de•curren•cy, n. 
de•current•ly, adv. 


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