Emergent

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  • adjective. undefined
  • adjective. Coming into view, existence, or notice.
  • adjective. Emerging.
  • adjective. undefined
  • adjective. Rising above a surrounding medium, especially a fluid.
  • adjective. Of or relating to aquatic plants such as cattails or rushes that are rooted below a body of water or in an area that is periodically submerged but extend above the water level.
  • adjective. Relating to an exceptionally tall tree whose crown extends well above the level of the upper canopy.
  • adjective. undefined
  • adjective. Arising or occurring unexpectedly.
  • adjective. Demanding prompt action; urgent.
  • adjective. Occurring as a consequence; resultant.
  • noun. One that is emerging or coming into view or existence.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. An emergent aquatic plant.
  • noun. An emergent tree.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Rising from or out of anything that covers or surrounds; coming forth or into view; protruding.
  • Specifically— In bryology, rising slightly above the perichætium: applied to the capsule.
  • In lichenology, protruding through the cortical layer.
  • Issuing or proceeding.
  • Coming suddenly; sudden; casual; unexpected; hence, calling for immediate action or remedy; urgent; pressing.
  • noun. That which emerges or comes forth; that which appears or comes into view; a natural occurrence.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Rising or emerging out of a fluid or anything that covers or conceals; issuing; coming to light.
  • adjective. Suddenly appearing; arising unexpectedly; calling for prompt action; urgent.
  • adjective. the epoch or date from which any people begin to compute their time or dates; as, the emergent year of Christendom is that of the birth of Christ; the emergent year of the United States is that of the declaration of their independence.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. emerging; coming into view or into existence; nascent; new.
  • adjective. taller than the surrounding vegetation
  • adjective. having leaves and flowers above the water
  • adjective. Having gameplay that arises from its mechanics, rather than a linear storyline.
  • noun. A plant whose root system grows underwater, but whose shoot, leaves and flowers grows up and above the water.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. occurring unexpectedly and requiring urgent action
  • adjective. coming into existence
  • Word Usage
    "China's position is best illustrated by an influential foreign policy advisor to Chinese leaders who requested an edit to the forum's communiqué: the phrase "emergent nations led by China" was to be changed to "emergent nations including China"."
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