decurrent

Adjective

Meaning

Extending downward; -- said of a leaf whose base extends downward and forms a wing along the stem.

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serpentine running setting falling racing flowing downward rushing descending fluent affluent pouring downhill deciduous sagging

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still strong standing rising upright innocent

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Others have decurrent gills that extend down the stalk, as in the genera Omphalotus and Pleurotus. Source: Internet

There are a great number of variations between the extremes of free and decurrent, collectively called attached gills. Source: Internet