exsert
English edit
Etymology edit
Latin exsertus, past participle of exserere (“to stretch out or forth”). See exert.
Verb edit
exsert (third-person singular simple present exserts, present participle exserting, simple past and past participle exserted)
- (transitive) To thrust out; to cause to protrude.
- Some worms are said to exsert the proboscis.
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Adjective edit
exsert (comparative more exsert, superlative most exsert)
- Standing out; projecting beyond some other part.
- exsert stamens