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exserted

[ ek-sur-tid ]

/ ɛkˈsɜr tɪd /

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adjective Biology.

projecting beyond the surrounding parts, as a stamen.

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Origin of exserted

First recorded in 1810–20; exsert + -ed²

Words nearby exserted

exsanguine, exscind, exsect, exsection, exsert, exserted, exsertile, ex-service, ex-serviceman, ex-servicewoman, exsiccant

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How to use exserted in a sentence

The parts back of the scales are bracts; these often project beyond the scales, when they are said to be exserted.
Trees of the Northern United States|Austin C. Apgar
Sometimes the exserted bracts are bent backward; they are then said to be recurved or reflexed.
Trees of the Northern United States|Austin C. Apgar
Ovary often hidden between the bases of the tubercles, naked, the succulent berry exserted.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
Stamens 10, often exserted; anthers arrow-shaped, erect in the bud, becoming inverted and opening by basal pores or short slits.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray

Capsule exserted, strongly 2-horned or mitre-shaped, opening down the inner side of each horn, many-seeded.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray