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emersed

American  
[ih-murst] / ɪˈmɜrst /

adjective

Botany.
  1. risen or standing out of water, surrounding leaves, etc.


emersed British  
/ ɪˈmɜːst /

adjective

  1. (of the leaves or stems of aquatic plants) protruding above the surface of the water

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of emersed

1680–90; < Latin ēmersus (past participle of ēmergere to emerge ) + -ed 2

Example Sentences

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This process is no less than the electrolitic deposition of rubber globules on molds, emersed in an emulsified rubber solution through which an electric current is passed.

From Time Magazine Archive

Submerged leaves linear, emersed and floating leaves obovate Water Starwort, Callitriche palustris.

From The Plants of Michigan Simple Keys for the Identification of the Native Seed Plants of the State by Gleason, Henry Allan

Floating and emersed leaves centrally peltate — 2. 1b.

From The Plants of Michigan Simple Keys for the Identification of the Native Seed Plants of the State by Gleason, Henry Allan

“Here!” called Dick and Mr. Huntsworth in one breath, and they were soon emersed in the details of the fight at Gettysburg.

From A Daughter of the Union by Madison, Lucy Foster

Resembling P. lucens, but smaller, much branched at base; upper leaves coriaceous or subcoriaceous, long-petioled and sometimes emersed, the others subsessile, all usually numerous, undulate and shining; peduncle elongated.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa

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