exserted

[ ek-sur-tid ]

adjective

, Biology.

1. projecting beyond the surrounding parts, as a stamen.

Word History and Origins

Origin of exserted¹

First recorded in 1810–20; exsert + -ed ²

Example Sentences

The parts back of the scales are bracts; these often project beyond the scales, when they are said to be exserted.

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Sometimes the exserted bracts are bent backward; they are then said to be recurved or reflexed.

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Ovary often hidden between the bases of the tubercles, naked, the succulent berry exserted.

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Stamens 10, often exserted; anthers arrow-shaped, erect in the bud, becoming inverted and opening by basal pores or short slits.

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Capsule exserted, strongly 2-horned or mitre-shaped, opening down the inner side of each horn, many-seeded.

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