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EMERGENT
- a type of aquatic plant [n EMERGENTS]
- In the process of coming into being or becoming prominent
- (of a property) Arising as an effect of complex causes and not analyzable simply as the sum of their effects
- Of or denoting a plant that is taller than the surrounding vegetation, esp. a tall tree in a forest
- Of or denoting a water plant with leaves and flowers that appear above the water surface
- Arising and existing only as a phenomenon of independent parts working together, and not predictable on the basis of their properties