EXSERTED

Verb

exserted

simple past tense and past participle of exsert

Adjective

exserted (comparative more exserted, superlative most exserted)

(botany) protruding, projecting

Source: Wiktionary


Ex*sert", Ex*sert"ed, a. Etym: [L. exsertus, p.p. of exserere to stretch out or forth. See Exert.]

Definition: Standing out; projecting beyond some other part; as, exsert stamens. A small portion of the basal edge of the shell exserted. D. H. Barnes.

EXSERT

Ex*sert", Ex*sert"ed, a. Etym: [L. exsertus, p.p. of exserere to stretch out or forth. See Exert.]

Definition: Standing out; projecting beyond some other part; as, exsert stamens. A small portion of the basal edge of the shell exserted. D. H. Barnes.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

12 March 2025

BUDGERIGAR

(noun) small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.

coffee icon