Exsertion
[ek-surt] /ɛkˈsɜrt/
verb (used with object)
1.
to thrust out.
adjective
2.
thrust out; .
/ɛkˈsɜːt/
verb
1.
(transitive) to thrust out; protrude
adjective
2.
protruded, stretched out, or (esp of stamens) projecting beyond the corolla of a flower
v.
“to thrust forth, protrude,” 1660s, biologists’ variant of exert (q.v.).
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