Home › Words › E › exsertexsert/ɪkˈsɜː(ɹ)t/exsert means standing out; projecting beyond some other part.exsert is pronounced /ɪkˈsɜː(ɹ)t/.EtymologyFrom Latin exsertus, past participle of exserō (“to stretch out or forth”). See exert.adjStanding out; projecting beyond some other part.e.g.“exsert stamens”verbTo thrust out; to cause to protrude.e.g.“Some worms are said to exsert the proboscis.”Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).