Exsert: adj. Exsert is what protrudes outside of an element. In biology, an organ is exserted when it protrudes from its housing, either in height or in width, or both.
For example, when a wasp (or a bee) stings, its sting is exserted. Exsertion is pushing outward or protruding.
In botany, an exserted stamen protrudes partly from the corolla tube. Sometimes the exserted bracts are folded backwards; we say that they...
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