exserted

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adjective

protruding, projecting

“Sori in the axils of lamina branches, partly immersed; involucre bell- or trumpet-shaped, or obconical, usually 2-lipped; receptacle generally exserted.”

Similar
outstandingprominentprotuberousbulgingextuberantjuttingobtrusiveprojecting
Opposite
inflectedintruse
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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of exsert
adjectiveexserted (comparative more exserted, superlative most exserted)

comparative more exserted · superlative most exserted

  1. biologyprotruding, projecting

    Sori in the axils of lamina branches, partly immersed; involucre bell- or trumpet-shaped, or obconical, usually 2-lipped; receptacle generally exserted.

    Synonyms: outstanding, prominent, protuberous, bulging, extuberant, jutting, obtrusive, outstanding · Antonyms: inflected, intruse

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveprotruding, projecting

Similar
outstandingprominentprotuberousbulgingextuberantjuttingobtrusiveoutstandingprojectingprojectoryprominentpromontorialprotrudingprotuberantprotuberoussalient
Opposite
inflectedintruse
Also see
extuberantobtrusiveoutstandingprojectingprojectiveprojectoryprominentprotuberantprotuberoussalientswollen
Cite this entry
APA

exserted. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exserted

MLA

“exserted.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exserted. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exserted,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exserted.

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