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Decurrent meaning

  1. Of plant parts: extending downward, most often in the case of leaf blades that partly wrap or have wings around the stem or petiole and extend down along the stem.
  2. Of lamellae (the gills of a mushroom): broadly attached and extending down the stipe of the mushroom.
  3. Running or extending downwards.

Using Decurrent

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of plant parts: extending downward, most often in the case of leaf blades that partly wrap or have wings around the stem or petiole and extend down along the stem. | Of lamellae (the gills of a mushroom): broadly attached and extending down the stipe of the mushroom. | Running or extending downwards.

Context around Decurrent

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 17 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

gills 1× collectively 1×

Sentence patterns with Decurrent

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

free and decurrent collectively called 1× others have decurrent gills that 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

others have decurrent 1×

Common sentence endings:

called attached gills 1× omphalotus and pleurotus 1×

Words around Decurrent

Just before it in the word index:

decurions 4 decuriones 2 decumanus 2 decuir 2 decubitus 3 dectapes 4

Just after it in the word index:

decussate 4 ded 11 deda 2 dedan 6 deddeh 2 dede 31

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Decurrent

  • In this selection, "decurrent" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 17 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, gills and collectively stand out and add context to how "decurrent" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include free and decurrent collectively called and others have decurrent gills that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "decurrent" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with decurrent

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Others have decurrent gills that extend down the stalk, as in the genera Omphalotus and Pleurotus. (16 words)

There are a great number of variations between the extremes of free and decurrent, collectively called attached gills. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

There are a great number of variations between the extremes of free and decurrent, collectively called attached gills. (18 words)

Others have decurrent gills that extend down the stalk, as in the genera Omphalotus and Pleurotus. (16 words)

Example sentences (2)

Others have decurrent gills that extend down the stalk, as in the genera Omphalotus and Pleurotus.

There are a great number of variations between the extremes of free and decurrent, collectively called attached gills.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "decurrent" in a sentence?
An example: "Others have decurrent gills that extend down the stalk, as in the genera Omphalotus and Pleurotus." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "decurrent" from authentic English texts.
What does "decurrent" mean?
Decurrent means: Of plant parts: extending downward, most often in the case of leaf blades that partly wrap or have wings around the stem or petiole and extend down along the stem.
How many example sentences with "decurrent" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "decurrent", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.