[ɪˈməːdʒ(ə)nt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- in the process of coming into being or becoming prominent
(e.g: blockchains are still an emergent technology)

- of or denoting a plant which is taller than the surrounding vegetation, especially a tall tree in a forest


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘occurring unexpectedly’): from Latin emergent- ‘arising from’, from the verb emergere (see emerge)

[ɪˈməːdʒ(ə)nt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an emergent property
(e.g: knowledge is an emergent of this interactive process)

- an emergent tree or other plant
(e.g: emergents tower above the top canopy)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘occurring unexpectedly’): from Latin emergent- ‘arising from’, from the verb emergere (see emerge)