Excperidium 



A DICTIONARY 



Fades 



flXOPERiD'IUM, the outer perid- 

 ium when there are more than 

 one, as in Geaster. 



EXORHI'ZA (pi. fixorhi'zee), an 

 old term for exogeu. Compare 

 Endokhiza. 



flXORHI'ZAL, the manner in 

 which the radicle of dicotyle- 

 dons is developed in germina 

 tion. (Rare.) 



EXOSMOSE, the passage of gases 

 or liquids through a closed 

 membrane from within out- 

 ward, or from the denser to the 

 rarer fluid in the process of 

 osmose. 



EX'OSPORE, see Epispore. 



EXOSPO'RtUM, see Epispohe. 



EX'OSTOME, the orifice in the 

 outer coat of an ovule or seed, 

 which with the endostome 

 forms the foramen. 



ixdSTO'SiS, any indurated pro- 

 tuberance. 



fiXOTfiR'lC, having its cause or 

 origin outside the organism. 

 Compare Esoteric. 



EXOTHE'^IUM, the outer coat or 

 epidermis of au anther. Com- 

 pare Endothecium. 



EXOT'IC, introduced from a for- 

 eign country. 



fiX'PLANATE, spread or flattened 

 out. Applied to a part usually 

 rolled or folded. Compare 



CoMPLANATE. 



flXSERT'ED, protruding beyond 

 the margin of a receptacle, as 

 stamens beyond the corolla, or 

 a panicle of a grass above the 

 leaf-sheath. 



fiXSlCCA'TA (pi. Exslccatse), a 

 dried herbarium specimen; 

 exsiccate. 



£x SlCCATE, see Exsiccata. 



EXSICCATED, dried; especially, 

 collected and dried for preser- 

 vation as a botanical specimen. 



£xSTlP'tJLATE,without stipules. 



ExstTC'COtlS, destitute of juice. 



EXTERIOR, when applied to the 

 parts of a flower, means the 

 same as Anterior, i.e., the side 

 away from the axis; lower ; 

 outer. 



flX'TINE, the outer coat of a 

 pollen - grain. (E x i n e of 

 Schacht.) Compare Intine. 



EX'TRA - AX'ILLARY, situated 

 out of the axil. 



EX'TRA-CEL'LtTLAR, outside of 

 a cell. 



£X'TRA FOLIA CEOtJS, not situ- 

 ated upon or near the leaves, 

 as exlra-foliaceous prickles. 



EXTRAVAG'INAL, applied to 

 branches in grasses which in 

 growth burst through the base 

 of the subtending sheath. 

 Compare Intra vaginal. 



EXTRORSE', applied to anthers 

 the lobes of which are situated 

 on the outside of the filament 

 or connective, i.e., on the side 

 farthest removed from the pis- 

 til. Such anthers generally 

 dehisce on the outside also. 



EXtjNGUlC'ULATE, without an 

 unguis or claw, as most petals. 



iXV'Vim, anything excreted or 

 cast off. (Rare.) 



EYE (Hort.), a bud on a tuber; 

 the cavity enclosed by the calyx 

 in the apple; the ostiolum or 

 opening in the apex of a fig; 

 any conspicuous central spot 

 in a flower or petal, including 

 the disk in Composite. 



FACE, the upper, inner, or free 



surface of an organ as opposed 



to the back. 

 FA'ClE§, the general aspect of a 



plant. (Obs.) Compare 



Habit. 



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