Definition of decurrent:
(adj) :
pertaining to plant parts that extend
downward, most often applied to leaf blades that partly wrap or have wings around the stem or petiole and extend down along the
stem; pertaining to
lamellae (the gills of a
mushroom) that are broadly attached and extend down the
stipe of the
mushroom
"in this group of mushrooms, the attachment of the gills to the stipe is decurrent."
Definition of decurrent:
(adj) :
pertaining to plant parts that extend
downward, most often applied to leaf blades that partly wrap or have wings around the stem or petiole and extend down along the
stem; pertaining to
lamellae (the gills of a
mushroom) that are broadly attached and extend down the
stipe of the
mushroom
"in this group of mushrooms, the attachment of the gills to the stipe is decurrent."