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exsert

American  
[ek-surt] / ɛkˈsɜrt /

verb (used with object)

  1. to thrust out.

adjective

  1. thrust out; exserted.

exsert British  
/ ɛkˈsɜːtaɪl, ɛkˈsɜːt /

verb

  1. (tr) to thrust out; protrude

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adjective

  1. protruded, stretched out, or (esp of stamens) projecting beyond the corolla of a flower

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Other Word Forms

  • exsertile adjective
  • exsertion noun

Etymology

Origin of exsert

1655–65; < Latin exsertus stretched out, put forth, variant of exertus; see exert

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