1. rising out of or above water; not submerged
Usage: botany; ecology

1. to rise out of or emerge from water or a liquid
Usage: rare; literary

Examples

• The emerse leaves of the water lily float above the surface.
• Cattails are emerse plants commonly found in marshes.
• As the water level dropped, rocks began to emerse from the riverbed.
• The aquatic plant has both submerged and emerse growth stages.
• Emerse vegetation provides habitat for wetland birds.