exserted
[ek-sur-tid]
- projecting beyond the surrounding parts, as a stamen.
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Origin of exserted
exsert
[ek-surt]
- to thrust out.
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- thrust out; exserted.
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Exserted, protruding out of, as the stamens out of the corolla.
The Elements of BotanyAsa Gray
The male muntjac-deer (Cervulus), however, offers an exception, as he is provided with horns and exserted canine teeth.
The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to SexCharles Darwin
The abdomen of the female ends in a long slender ovipositor, which, however, is not exserted in the mole cricket.
Stamens 4, nearly equal, exserted; anthers opening at the apex.
Exserted: protruded; projecting beyond the body or over a given point.
Explanation of Terms Used in EntomologyJohn. B. Smith
exsert
- (tr) to thrust out; protrude
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- protruded, stretched out, or (esp of stamens) projecting beyond the corolla of a flower
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Word Origin for exsert
C19: from Latin exserere to thrust out; see exert
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Word Origin and History for exserted
exsert
"to thrust forth, protrude," 1660s, biologists' variant of exert (q.v.).
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