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emerse

Pronunciation: /ɪˈməːs/

Definition of emerse

adjective

Botany
  • denoting or characteristic of an aquatic plant reaching above the surface of the water: the emerse leaves when developed are heart-shapedContrasted with submerse.

Derivatives

emersed

adjective

Origin:

late 17th century (as emersed): from Latin emersus 'arisen', past participle of emergere (see emerge)

emerse in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of emerse in the US English dictionary