Definition of "percurrent" []

Of or relating to a midrib that extends through the entire length of a leaf. (adjective)

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Use "percurrent" in a sentence

"Spikelets flat, ovate-elliptic or oblong, lateral nerves of flowering glumes very prominent and straight, almost percurrent; palea deciduous with their glumes 2."