excurrent

English

Adjective

excurrent (not comparable)

  1. (botany) Of a vein or costa, extending beyond the tip or the margin of a leaf.
    This species of tree is recognized by the excurrent veins in its leaves.
  2. (zooanatomy) Carrying outward; permitting outward flow.
    • 2001, Julian Sprung, Invertebrates: A Quick Reference Guide, page 17:
      The excurrent apertures (called oscula because they look like little mouths) project their thin cone-shaped lips into the water stream passing over a sponge.

Latin

Verb

excurrent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of excurrō
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