emergence

Definition of Emergence in English :

1. emergence, growth, outgrowth

the gradual beginning or coming forth

Example Sentences:
'figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece'

2. egress, emergence, issue

the becoming visible

Example Sentences:
'not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins'

3. emergence, emersion

the act of emerging

4. egress, egression, emergence

the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Emergence

noun

1.

the act or process of emerging

2.

an outgrowth, such as a prickle, that contains no vascular tissue and does not develop into stem, leaf, etc

noun

1.

an emerging

2.

an outgrowth from beneath the outer layer of a plant, as a rose prickle

n.

1. The act or process of emerging.

2. A superficial outgrowth of plant tissue, such as the prickle of a rose.