demersed

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of demerse.
adj
  1. Situated or growing or constantly under water.

Word forms

demersed

Etymology

From Latin dēmersus, past participle of dēmergere. Botanical sense coined by botanist Thomas Martyn in the 1790s.

Synonyms

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