exsert Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb thrust or extend out
    stretch out; extend; stretch forth; hold out; put out.
    • He held out his hand
    • point a finger
    • extend a hand
    • the bee exserted its sting

WordNet

Ex*sert", Ex*sert"ed adjective (Also<
  • Exsert
  • Exserted
)
Etymology
L. exsertus, p.p. of exserere to stretch out or forth. See Exert.
Definitions
  1. Standing out; projecting beyond some other part; as, exsert stamens.
    A small portion of the basal edge of the shell exserted. D. H. Barnes.

Webster 1913