Definitions For Decurrent

Adjective

(botany) Pertaining to plant parts that extend downward, most often applied to leaf blades that partly wrap or have wings around the stem or petiole and extend down along the stem. (mycology) Pertaining to lamellae (the gills of a mushroom) that are broadly attached and extend down the stipe of the mushroom. : In this group of mushrooms, the attachment of the gills to the stipe is decurrent. (obsolete) running or extending downwards.

Translations

Spanish: decurrente

Etymology

From {{etyl, la, en}} decurrens — de, , down + curro, , to run.

Is Decurrent a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
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Scrabble
12
Words with Friends
15

The word Decurrent is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends

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