Excurrent
[ik-skur-uh nt, -skuhr-] /ɪkˈskɜr ənt, -ˈskʌr-/
adjective
1.
running out or forth.
2.
Zoology. giving passage outward; affording exit:
the excurrent canal of certain sponges.
3.
Botany.
/ɛkˈskʌrənt/
adjective
1.
(zoology) having an outward flow, as certain pores in sponges, ducts, etc
2.
(botany)
3.
flowing or running in an outward direction
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