submersed
[ suh b-murst ]
/ səbˈmɜrst /
adjective
Botany. growing under water.
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submerge, submerged, submerged arc welding, submergible, submerse, submersed, submersible, submetacentric, submetallic, submicron, submicroscopic
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sub·mer·sion [suh b-mur-zhuh n, -shuh n] /səbˈmɜr ʒən, -ʃən/, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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Example sentences from the Web for submersed
When animals are submersed in water, their skins exercise two functions, acting inversely in determining their weight.
Leaves alternate or opposite, the submersed often dissected.
They are submersed aquatics, or a few of them with long-stalked, floating leaves.
Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany|Douglas Houghton Campbell