the bits of the land above water. Usually it refers to the marine environment that becomes apparent during low tides. Often the underwater world can be predicted by looking at the emergent bits. It re [..]

new and still developing emergent nations/statesCheck pronunciation: emergent

late 14c., "rising from what surrounds it, coming into view," from Latin emergentem (nominative emergens), present participle of emergere "to rise out or up" (see emerge).

adj. Coming into view.

of a plant, (1) rising above the surrounding plants, e.g. of a tree above the rainforest canopy; (2) rising above the surface of the water.

(adj) occurring unexpectedly and requiring urgent action(adj) coming into existence

Trees with crowns completely above the general level of the main canopy receiving full light from above and from all sides.

Soft stemmed plants that grow above the water level.

An aquatic plant with its lower part submerged and its upper part extending above water. Endemic Restricted to a geographic region. Endotherm Warm-blooded; internal regulation.

Growing in water, with the majority extending above the water’s surface.

Describes a property of a system that is not predictable from the starting conditions.

Action coming from the interplay of systems rather than being scripted, though quite often with nudging behind the scenes to make cool stuff happen.

Plants are rooted in water but bear some foliage out of the water.