percurrent

adj

percurrent

adj

Etymology From Latin percurrens, present participle of percurrere (“to run or pass through”), from per (“through”) + currere (“to run”).

Biology, Botany, Natural sciences Running through the entire length; running through from top to bottom, as the midrib of a dicotyledonous leaf, the nerve of a moss-leas, or a grass-palet, etc.

Derived terms: percurrently

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