submergent
/ˌsʌbˈməːdʒ(ə)nt/adjective
1Submerged or flooded; especially designating a stretch of coastal land submerged as a result of a relative rise in sea level; of or relating to such land.
2 Ecology. Of a plant: growing entirely under water; = submerged.
noun
Ecology. A submergent water plant.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Edward Moor (1771–1848), writer on Hindu mythology. From submerge + -ent, after emergent. With use as noun compare earlier emergent noun.
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