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emersed

[ ih-murst ]
/ ɪˈmɜrst /
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adjective Botany.
risen or standing out of water, surrounding leaves, etc.
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Origin of emersed

1680–90; <Latin ēmersus (past participle of ēmergere to emerge) + -ed2

Words nearby emersed

emerging, emerging market, emerita, emeritus, emerize, emersed, emersion, Emerson, Emerson, Ralph Waldo, emery, emery board
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British Dictionary definitions for emersed

emersed
/ (ɪˈmɜːst) /
adjective
(of the leaves or stems of aquatic plants) protruding above the surface of the water
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