GLOSSARY. 



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Embryo or Embryon. The rudimentary 



plantlet funned, in a seed ; 9, ail. 

 Embryonal. Relating to the embryo; 



as embryonal Vesicle; 284. 

 Embryo-sac. The cell in the ovule in 



which the embryo is formed; 283. 

 Embryoyeny. Embryo-formation. 

 Emersed (Emersus). Raised above and 



out of the water. 

 Enantiobldstus. With embryo at the end 



of the seed diametrically opposite the 



hilum. 

 Lnation. Having outgrowths from the 



surface, &c. ; 179. 

 Endeca. In Greek compounds, eleven; 



as in 

 Fndecdndrous, End ecdyy nous. With 



eleven stamens or eleven styles, &c. 

 Endemic. Confined geographically to 



the particular region. 

 Endocarp (-drpium). The inner layer of 



a pericarp ; 288. 

 Endochrome (-oma). Peculiar coloring 



matter in cells; especially the color- 

 f ing matter of Algae. 

 Endoyens, LmJo^ence. Endogenous 



Plants; 70. 



Endogenous structure, 70. 

 Endopleura. Inner seed-coat; 306. 

 Endophl&um. Inner bark ; 77. 

 Endorhizal (-us). Said of an embryo 



which has the radicle sheathed by 



the cotyledon or plumule wrapped 



around it in many Monocotyledons ; 



hence 



Fndorhizce. Synonym of Monocotyle- 

 , dones. 

 En-fosperm (-ermium). Synonym of the 



albumen of a seed ; or the inner albu- 

 t men ; 14, 310. 

 Endostome (-oma). The foramen of the 



inner coat of an ovule; 277. 

 Endothecium. Inner lining of the cell of 



an anther. 

 Enervis, Enernus. >erveless; no ribs 



or veins visible. 

 Ennea. In Greek compounds, nine ; 



as in 

 Ennen (jyni't . A Linnrcan ordinal name, 



and 

 Enned([yn><us With nine separate styles 



or carpels ; 337. 

 Enneandria. Linnaean class, and Lnne- 



androus, with nine stamens; 249, 334. 

 Enodal (Enodis). Without a node. 

 Ensdtus. Same as Ensiform. 

 Ensiform (-ormia). Sword-shaped ; i. e. 



like a broad sword, or the leaf of an 



Iris. 



Entire. Without toothing or division; 



the margin whole and even ; 97. 

 Entomophilous. Said of flowers which 



are habitually fecundated by pollen 

 , carried by insects ; 217, 218. 

 Entophytes (Entophyta). Plants grow- 

 ing in or out of other plants, as cer- 

 tain Fungi, &c. ; 4. 

 Ephemeral. Lasting only for one day. 

 Lpi. In Greek compounds, upon. 

 Eplblast (-us}. Name sometimes given 



to the first (and an undeveloping) leaf 



of the plumule of the embryo of grasses 



and grain. 

 J-'piblastema. A superficial outgrowth 



from leaves, &c. ; 21 0. 

 Epicalyx. Name sometimes given to 



an involucel resembling an accessory 



calyx. 

 Epicarp (Epicarpium). The external 



layer of a pericarp ; 288. 

 Epickilium. The terminal portion of 



the labellum of an Orchid, when this 



is of two parts. 

 Epiclinal (-us). Upon a torus. 

 Epicdrolltne. Upon a corolla. 

 Epidermis. The skin of a plant ; 76, 80. 

 Epigceous (-eus). Growing on or out of 



the ground. 

 Epiyynous (-us). Literally on the pistil; 



meaning on the ovary, or seemingly 



so; 183. 

 Epipetalous (-us). Borne on (adnate to) 



the petals ; also used in the sense of 



placed before the petals. 

 EjjiphloBum. The outermost or corky 



bark; 76. 



Epiphyllous (-us). Growing on leaves. 

 Epiphytal. Pertaining to 

 Epiphytes (Epiphyta). Plants growing 



on other plants by way of attachment, 



but not parasitic; air-plants; 35. 

 Epipterous (-us). Winged or wing- 

 bearing at summit. 

 Episepalous. On the sepals; also used 



in the sense of standing before a 

 , sepal. 



Episperm (Fpispermium). The coat or 

 f outer coat of a seed ; 305 

 Epitropots (-?/). Name (by Agardh) of 



an aratropous ovule with rhaphe 



averse when ascending, adverse when 



suspended : 282. 



Equal (jEqu'dis). Alike as to length or 

 f number, &c., as the case may be. 

 Equitnnt -ans). Riding; folded around, 



as if straddling over; 108, 138. 

 Erect (Erectus). Standing upright, 



mostly iu relation to the ground, 



