percurrent

adjective

per·​current

¦pər,

(ˈ)per+

: extending from the base to the apex

—used of the midrib of a leaf

Word History

Etymology

Latin percurrent-, percurrens, present participle of percurrere to run through, from per- through + currere to run, hasten

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