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sub·mersed

(səb-mûrst′)

adj. Botany

Growing or remaining under water: submersed aquatic vegetation.

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Adj.	1.	submersed - beneath the surface of the water; "submerged rocks" submerged, underwater subsurface - beneath the surface; "subsurface materials of the moon"
	2.	submersed - growing or remaining under water; "viewing subaqueous fauna from a glass-bottomed boat"; "submerged leaves" subaquatic, subaqueous, submerged, underwater biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms aquatic - operating or living or growing in water; "boats are aquatic vehicles"; "water lilies are aquatic plants"; "fish are aquatic animals"

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