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subdecurrent

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Attached to and running downward along a stem or stipe, but curving inward just before the attachment point.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, mycology, natural-sciences

Examples

  • In this group of mushrooms, the attachment of the gills to the stipe is subdecurrent.

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English decurrent English subdecurrent From sub- + decurrent.