Ex-cūr'rent, a.

a. [Lat. excurrens, excurrentis, p. pr. of excurrere, excursum, to run out, from ex, out, and currere, to run.] (Bot.) (a.) Running out, as when a midrib-vein projects beyond the apex of a leaf. (b.) Running throughout, as when the trunk of a tree continues to the top. Gray.