excurrent

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excurrent - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Excurrent \Ex*cur"rent\, a. [L. excurrens, p. p. of excurrere,
     excursum, to run out; ex out + currere to run. See
     Current.]
     1. Running or flowing out; as: (Bot.) Running or extending
        out; as, an excurrent midrib, one which projects beyond
        the apex of a leaf; an excurrent steam or trunk, one which
        continues to the top.
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     2. (Zo["o]l.) Characterized by a current which flows outward;
        as, an excurrent orifice or tube.
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