Definitions for "Exserted"
Standing out; projecting beyond some other part; as, exsert stamens.
a., sticking out; extending beyond (some enclosing part).
protruded beyond.
( Capsule) - When the perichaetial leaves do not reach the base of it. (Cf. EMERGENT AND IMMERSED).
Keywords:  prolong, surrounding, organs
Prolong past surrounding organs.