excurrent

About 0.03 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Of a vein or costa, extending beyond the tip or the margin of a leaf.

   This species of tree is recognized by the excurrent veins in its leaves.

2. adjective Carrying outward; permitting outward flow.

Similar words

costa siphon siphons surcurrent percurrent acrodrome compital veinal exserted palinactinodromous

Often followed by

siphon canals ducts duct opening canal openings costa in