De-cŭr'rent, a.

adjective

a. [Lat. decurrens, p. pr. of decurrere, to run down, from de and currere, to run; Fr. décurrent.] (Bot.) Extending downward; — said of a leaf whose base extends downward along the stem. Lindley.

A botanical drawing of a stem with two decurrent leaves and a small central shoot.
Decurrent Leaf.