emergence

(ē mʉrjəns, i-)

noun

  1. an emerging
  2. an outgrowth from beneath the outer layer of a plant, as a rose prickle

Origin: < L emergens, prp. of emergere

See emergence in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. The act or process of emerging.
  2. A superficial outgrowth of plant tissue, such as the prickle of a rose.

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