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  3. /submersed

submersed

UK/səb'mɜːst/US/sәb'mә:st/
C2

Definitions

adj.

Growing or situated beneath the water surface

沉水的;生长于水中的

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
sub-under, below
+
merssink, plunge, dip
+
-edpast tense / completed
=submersed

A mers- spelling variant of submerged, used mainly in botany for plants that live entirely under water (submersed vegetation).

Root merg still carries 25 more words

Common Collocations

  • 1.submersed vegetation沉水植被
  • 2.submersed aquatic plants沉水水生植物
  • 3.submersed weeds沉水杂草

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Submersed vegetation provides shelter for small fish.

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