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Ensiform—en’-si-fawrm (Lat. exszs, a sword, 
and forma, shape). Plants that have sword- 
shaped leaves. 
Epicarp—ep’-i-carp (Gr. efz, upon, and karpos, 
fruit). The outer skin of fruits, the inside 
pulp being the sarcocarp. 
Epichillum—ep’-i-kil’-um (Gr. ef7, upon, and 
chetlos, a lip). The upper portion of the lip 
of orchid plants when the lip is divided into 
two parts which differ in appearance. 
Epidermis—(Gr. ¢fz, upon, and derma, the 
skin). The out-coating of the tree or plant. 
Also epiderm. 
Epigeus—ep’-i-je’-us (Gr. ef, upon, and ge, 
the earth). Growing on the earth; close to 
the earth, as the trailing arbutus. 
Epigone—e-pij’-o-ne (Gr. fz, upon, and gone, 
the offspring). The cellular layer which sur- 
rounds the seed-case of the mosses. 
Epigynous—e-pij’-i-nus (Gr. ef7, upon, and 
gune, a woman). When the outer whorles of 
a flower adhere to the ovary, the upper por- 
tions of which are the only parts free, and 
thus appearing to be placed or seated on the 
the ovary itself. 
Epipetalous—ep’-i-pet’-a-lus (Gr. ef7, upon, 
and fetalon, a petal). On the petal; inserted 
on the petal. 
Epiphite—ep-i’-fite (Gr. phuton, a plant, from 
ept, upon, and phuo, I grow). Applied to 
those plants which grow upon another, a 
plant attached to another, not parasitic in its 
nature, feeding on air, or suspended in the 
air. 
