emergent








adjective

  1. coming into view or notice; issuing.
  2. emerging; rising from a liquid or other surrounding medium.
  3. coming into existence, especially with political independence: the emergent nations of Africa.
  4. arising casually or unexpectedly.
  5. calling for immediate action; urgent.
  6. Evolution. displaying emergence.

noun

  1. Ecology. an aquatic plant having its stem, leaves, etc., extending above the surface of the water.

adjective

  1. coming into being or noticean emergent political structure
  2. (of a nation) recently independent

noun

  1. an aquatic plant with stem and leaves above the water
adj.

mid-15c., from Latin emergentem (nominative emergens), present participle of emergere (see emerge).

  1. Rooted below a body of water or in an area that is periodically submerged but extending above the water level. Used of aquatic plants such as cattails, rushes, or cord grass.
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