Dictionary
im•mersed
Pronunciation: (i-mûrst'), [key]—
adj.
1. plunged or sunk in or as if in a liquid.
2. Biol.somewhat or wholly sunk in the surrounding parts, as an organ.
3. Bot.growing under water.
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