<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>coming into view or notice; issuing.</li><li>emerging; rising from a liquid or other surrounding medium.</li><li>coming into existence, especially with political independence: the emergent nations of Africa.</li><li>arising casually or unexpectedly.</li><li>calling for immediate action; urgent.</li><li>Evolution: displaying emergence.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>Ecology: an aquatic plant having its stem, leaves, etc., extending above the surface of the water.</li></ul>