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Emargin.'ite. With a notched apex. 



Embryo. An incipient plant in the seed. 



Emhno sac. The female gametophyte, contained in the ovule of seed 

 plants. 



End Inid. The bud at the end of the twig in case the terminal bud 

 is self-pruned. 



Endocarp. The inner layer of the pericarp. 



Endosperm. The nourishing tissue developed around the embryo in the 

 female gametophyte of the angiosperms. 



Entire. Without teeth, serraticrs cr lobes. 



Ephemeral. Continuing for cnly a day or less. 



Epigynous. Having the caly.x, corclla. and androecium above the ovulary. 



Evanescent. Disappearing early. 



Exocarp. The outer la3'er of the pericarp. 



Exserted. Extending beyond surrounding organs or parts. 



Extrorse. Facing outwards. 



Falcate. Sc34he-shaped. 



Fertile. Bearing spores or seeds. 



Fertilization. The conjtigation of the male and female gametes. 



Fetid. lU-smelling. 



Filament. The stalk of an anther. 



Flower. The modified spore-bearing lirancli of the seed plants. 



Foliaceous. Leaf-like. 



Follicle. A simple fruit dehiscent along one suture. 



Fruit. The ripe ovulary Vv'ith llie seeds and whatever parts are con- 

 solidated with it. 



Fugaceous. Falling soon after development. 



Fugitive. Plants not native, but recurring here and there, without appar- 

 ently becoming estaljlislied. 



Gamete. A sexual cell. 



Gametophyte. The sexual generation of plants. 



Geophilous. Earth-loving; growing partly or completely subterranean. 



Gibbous. Enlarged or swollen on cne side. 



Glabrate. Nearly without hairs. 



Glabrous. Without hairs. 



Gland. A group of secreting cells. 



Glaucous. Covered with a bluish or white bloom. 



Globose. Spherical or nearly so. 



Glutinous. Sticky or gummy. 



Gynoecium. The whole set of carpels in a flower. 



Habit. General aspect. 



Habitat. The place where a plant grows. 



Hastate. Arrow-shaped with the basal lobes diverging. 



