exsert
adjEtymology From Latin exsertus, past participle of exserō (“to stretch out or forth”). See exert.
1
Standing out; projecting beyond some other part.
- exsert stamens
- Related terms
- insert
exsert
verb/ɪkˈsɜː(ɹ)t/
Etymology From Latin exsertus, past participle of exserō (“to stretch out or forth”). See exert.
1
To thrust out; to cause to protrude.
- Some worms are said to exsert the proboscis.