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submerse

Pronunciation: /səbˈməːs/

Definition of submerse

verb

[with object]
  • submerge:pellets were then submersed in agar

adjective

Botany
  • denoting or characteristic of a plant growing entirely under water: the submerse form is slenderContrasted with emerse.

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin submers- 'plunged below', from the verb submergere (see submerge)

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