A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

emerald-green: smaragdinus,-a,-um (adj.A), q.v.

emergens,-entis (part.B): emergent, emerging; partially exposed, half-uncovered, with parts underwater, or submerged within the apical leaves and parts above the surface or the leaves; (in mosses) referring to capsules projecting only partly beyond the tips of perichaetial leaves; ‘slightly excurrent’ slightly or somewhat, or partially exserted; (in bryophytes) “partially exposed, referring to capsules or perianths only partly projecting beyond the tips of perichaetial leaves” (Magill 1990); opp. submergens,-entis (part.B), q.v., ‘submerged;’ [> L. emergo, emersi, emersum, 3 [ex + mergo], to rise, to come forth, to rise up, emerge, to break out; to come up out of water; to come forth, as from confinement or concealment; to get clear of a difficult situation; to come to light; to turn up, to appear]; cf. exsertus,-a,-um (part.A); see emersus,-a,-um (partA);

- [moss] theca magna subsphaerica lateraliter emergens (C. Muell.), theca large, almost spherical, emerging laterally.

- [moss] columella pro more emergens capitata (C. Muell.), the columella as is customary [i.e. usually], emerging [i.e. partially exposed], capitate.

- [moss] theca emergens ovato - elliptica s. elongato-pyriformis (C. Muell.), the theca emergent [i.e. somewhat projecting above the perichaetial leaves], ovate-elliptic or [s.=seu] elongate-pyriform.

- columella persistente emergente elevato (C. Muell.), with the columella persisting, somewhat projecting [i.e. above the theca mouth], elevated.

- [Grimmia; moss] pedunculus emergens curvulus, the peduncle [i.e. seta] emergent (i.e. partially elevated above the tips of the perichaetial leaves) somewhat curved.

- [moss] nervo crasso tereti, ex apice tantillum emergente lutescente (C. Muell.), with a thick, cylindric [i.e. round and elongate), from the apex a little bit emergent [i.e. partially exserted], yellowish.

- [moss] folia perichaetialia ovato-acuminata integerrima, nervo continuo, in externis paullum emergento (C. Muell.), the perichaetial leaves ovate-acuminate, completely entire, with the nerve [i.e. costa] continuous, somewhat emerging [i.e. excurrent] in the outer [i.e. perichaetial leaves].

- conidiophora per cuticulam erumpentia, raro per stomata emergentia, conidiophores erumpent through the cuticle, rarely through the stomata emerging [i.e. coming forth].

- (moss) columella longe emergente (Austin) with the columella long emergent [i.e. nearly exserted, i.e. from the mouth of the capsule].

- [fungi] sphaerulis minutis exacte globosis laevissimis demum emergentibus (S&A), with the sphaerules minute, strictly globose, very smooth, eventually emergent [i.e. partially exposed].

- [fungi] superficie etiamnum sterili, sed sphaerularum paullo post emergentium primordia jamjam annunciante (S&A), with the surface at this time sterile, but already announcing the primordia of the emerging sphaerules.