emerge /i- or ē-mûrjˈ/

1. To rise out of anything
2. To issue or come out
3. To reappear after being concealed
4. To come into view
5. To become known or apparent
6. To come into being in the course of evolution
7. To crop up

emerˈgence noun

1. The act of emerging
2. A sudden or first appearance
3. An emergency (obsolete)
4. An outgrowth from a plant, derived from epidermal and cortical tissues, which does not contain vascular tissue or develop into a stem or leaf (botany)
5. The appearance above ground of germinating seedlings, as in pre-emergence and post-emergence (botany)
6. In insects, the appearance of the imago from the cocoon, pupa-case or pupal integument

emerˈgency noun

1. An unexpected occurrence, requiring immediate action
2. A patient needing immediate medical treatment
3. Pressing necessity
4. Emergence (obsolete)
5. A substitute in reserve

Of, relating to or used in an emergency

emerˈgent adjective

1. Emerging
2. Suddenly appearing
3. Arising unexpectedly
4. Urgent
5. Coming into being in the course of evolution
6. (of a state) having recently become independent

emerˈgently adverb

emerˈging adjective

1. Developing
2. Becoming important

emerse /ē-mûrsˈ/ or emersed /-mûrstˈ/ adjective (botany)

(eg of leaves) rising above the surface of water

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