exsertion
verb (used with object)
1.
to thrust out.
adjective
2.
thrust out; exserted.
Related forms
ex·ser·tion, noun
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exsert (ɛkˈsɜːt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr) to thrust out; protrude |
| —adj | |
| 2. | protruded, stretched out, or (esp of stamens) projecting beyond the corolla of a flower |
| [C19: from Latin exserere to thrust out; see | |
| ex'sertion | |
| —n | |
| exsertile | |
| —adj | |
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| exsert (ɛkˈsɜːt) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr) to thrust out; protrude |
| —adj | |
| 2. | protruded, stretched out, or (esp of stamens) projecting beyond the corolla of a flower |
| [C19: from Latin exserere to thrust out; see | |
| ex'sertion | |
| —n | |
| exsertile | |
| —adj | |
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