adjective
definition
Of a vein or costa, extending beyond the tip or the margin of a leaf.
example
This species of tree is recognized by the excurrent veins in its leaves.
Examples of excurrent in a Sentence
Probe passed into the superior division of the subpallial chamber through the excurrent siphonal notch, and issuing by the side of the foot into the inferior division of the sub-pallial chamber.
It is through this passage, or indirectly through the pores of the gill-plates, that the water introduced into the lower subpallial space must pass on its way to the excurrent siphonal notch.
The atrial region extends from the mouth over about twothirds of the length of the body, terminating at a large median ventral aperture, the atriopore; this is the excurrent orifice for the respiratory current of water and also serves for the evacuation of the generative products.
A probe (g) is introduced through this slit-like passage, and it is seen to pass out by the excurrent siphonal notch.