Meaning of emergent in English | Powered by Free Dictionary API

noun

• A plant whose root system grows underwater, but whose shoot, leaves and flowers grow up and above the water.

adjective

• Emerging; coming into view or into existence; nascent; new.

• Arising unexpectedly, especially if also calling for immediate reaction; constituting an emergency.

• Taller than the surrounding vegetation.

• (of a water-dwelling plant) Having leaves and flowers above the water.

• Having gameplay that arises from its mechanics, rather than a linear storyline.

• Having properties as a whole that are more complex than the properties contributed by each of the components individually.