Flowing outward or away from a central point. The excurrent streams carried water away from the main river.
Describing a tree or plant with a main trunk that grows straight and tall, with branches growing outwards. The excurrent growth pattern of the pine tree made it ideal for timber.
Of a leaf vein or midrib: extending beyond the apex of the leaf; projecting outward. The leaf's midrib is excurrent, extending beyond the tip as a short spine.