emersed

The definition of emersed is something that has risen above the surface of water.

(adjective)

An example of emersed is the blossom of a water lily.

See emersed in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

having emerged above the surface; specif., standing out above the water, as the leaves of certain aquatic plants

Origin: < L emersus (pp. of emergere, emerge) + -ed

See emersed in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Botany

Rising above the surface of water: emersed aquatic plants.

Origin:

Origin: From Latin ēmersus; see emersion

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