Defn: In a decursive manner. Decursively pinnate (Bot.), having the leaflets decurrent, or running along the petiole; — said of a leaf.
DECURT
De*curt", v. t. Etym: [L. decurtare; de- + curtare.]
Defn: To cut short; to curtail. [Obs.] Bale.
DECURTATION
De`cur*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. decurtatio.]
Defn: Act of cutting short. [Obs.]
DECURY
Dec"u*ry, n.; pl. Decuries. Etym: [L. decuria, fr. decem ten.]
Defn: A set or squad of ten men under a decurion. Sir W. Raleigh.
DECUSSATE De*cus"sate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decussated; p. pr. & vb. n. Decussating.] Etym: [L. decussatus, p. p. of decussare to cross like an X, fr. decussis (orig. equiv. to decem asses) the number ten, which the Romans represented by X.]
Defn: To cross at an acute angle; to cut or divide in the form of X; to intersect; — said of lines in geometrical figures, rays of light, nerves, etc.
DECUSSATE; DECUSSATED
De*cus"sate, De*cus"sa*ted, a.