# Excurrent

**Source**: https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/excurrent
**Parent**: https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/

where the [vein](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/vein "the vascular bundles of a leaf.") runs through the apex of a [segment](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/segment "each subdivision of a divided or dissected leaf;") and projects beyond it as a [mucro](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/mucro "a short terminal point.").

## Related terms

- [Vein](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/vein)