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• Emergent plant — An emergent plant is one which grows in water but which pierces the surface so that it is partially in air. Collectively, such plants are emergent vegetation.This habit may have developed because the leaves can photosynthesize more efficiently… …   Wikipedia

• Emergent — usually refers to emergence, or its belief system emergentism.It may also mean:* Emergent (software), Neural Simulation Software * Emergent (album), a 2003 album by Gordian Knot * emergent plant, a plant which grows in water but which pierces the …   Wikipedia

• Plant morphology — (or phytomorphology) is the general term for the study of the morphology (physical form and external structure) of plants. [Raven, P. H., R. F. Evert, S. E. Eichhorn. Biology of Plants , 7th ed., page 9. (New York: W. H. Freeman, 2005). ISBN 0… …   Wikipedia

• emergent — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin emergent , emergens, present participle of emergere Date: 1593 1. a. arising unexpectedly b. calling for prompt action ; urgent < emergent danger > 2. a …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• emergent — emergently, adv. emergentness, n. /i merr jeuhnt/, adj. 1. coming into view or notice; issuing. 2. emerging; rising from a liquid or other surrounding medium. 3. coming into existence, esp. with political independence: the emergent nations of… …   Universalium

• emergent — e•mer•gent [[t]ɪˈmɜr dʒənt[/t]] adj. 1) coming into view or notice 2) rising from or as if from a liquid 3) coming into existence, esp. with political independence; emerging: an emergent nation[/ex] 4) occurring unexpectedly 5) requiring… …   From formal English to slang

• emergent — 1. adjective a) emerging; coming into view or into existence; nascent; new. b) occurring unexpectedly or of an urgent nature. 2 …   Wiktionary

• Submergent plant — A submergent plant or submergent vegetation is a plant that is completely beneath the surface of water. Most submergent plants are firmly rooted in the soil. Examples include elodea ( Elodea canadensis ) and eelgrass ( Vallisneria americana ). ee …   Wikipedia

• Sagittaria latifolia — arrowhead Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) …   Wikipedia

• tea cup fishing — a Japanese method for catching gobies and flounders using porcelain teacups, 20 25 cm across. The cups are stuck at an angle in the mud, providing shelter for fish, which are then caught by hand. The location of the cups is marked by an emergent… …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• Alismatales — ▪ plant order Introduction   arrowhead and pondweed order of flowering plants, belonging to the monocotyledon (monocot) group, whose species have a single seed leaf. Most of the some 4,500 species are aquatic and grow submersed or partially… …   Universalium