emersed

[ih-murst] Origin

e·mersed

[ih-murst]
adjective Botany.
risen or standing out of water, surrounding leaves, etc.

Origin:
1680–90; < Latin ēmersus (past participle of ēmergere to emerge) + -ed2
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Emersed is always a great word to know.
So is naked seed. Does it mean:
form of a diploid plant in the alternation of generations that produces asexual spores
ovules which are unenclosed, forming on cones or stalks
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emersed (ɪˈmɜːst)
 
adj
(of the leaves or stems of aquatic plants) protruding above the surface of the water

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emersed
pp. adj. from L. emersus, pp. of emergere (see emerge).
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