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de•cur•rent
(di kûr′ənt, -kur′-),USA pronunciation adj. [Bot.]
de•cur′rence, de•cur′ren•cy, n.
de•cur′rent•ly, adv.
- 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•cur′rent•ly, adv.