noun
emergent plant
Botanical term for aquatic plants rooted in the substrate with leaves and stems extending above the water surface, such as reeds and cattails.
抽水植物は、根が水底にあり、葉や茎が水面より上に出ている植物です。
Emergent plants are plants whose roots are in the bottom sediment and whose leaves and stems extend above the water surface.
Compound of 抽 (chū, 'extract' or 'pull out') + 水 (sui, 'water') + 植物 (shokubutsu, 'plant'), literally 'water-extracting plant', referring to plants that emerge from the water.