196 GLOSSARY OF SPECIFIC NAMES AND BOTANICAL TERMS. 



Erianthus, woolly-flower. 

 Eriocarpa, woolly -pod. 

 Eriocephalum, woolly-head. 

 Eriopoda, woolly feet (the base of the 



plant). 



Eriophorus, wool-bearing. 

 Erosa, Erose, ragged-edged as though 



gnawed. 



Esculenta, esculent, edible. 

 Europaea, European. 

 Eupatoria, old generic name. 

 Eurycarpa, broad-podded. 

 Exigua (3), dwarf, small. 

 Exilis (2), slender, feeble. 

 Exserted, projecting beyond the other 



organs. 



Extipulaf.e, without stipules. 

 Extrorse. facing outward. 



Falcifolium, falchion-leaved. 



Farinosa, starchy. 



Fascicle, a close bunch of rather long- 

 stemmed flowers of equal height. 



Fasciculata (4), fascicled, fascicle-bearing. 



Fastigiate, close, parallel and erect branches. 



Ferruginea, rusty. 



Fertile, fruitful. (Fertile anthers pro- 

 duce pollen). 



Ficus-Indica, Indian-fig (the old name). 



Filament, the stem of a stamen, a thread. 



Filicaulis, thread-like stems. 



Filiform, thread-like. 



Filifolia (2), thread-leaved. 



Filipes, thread-stemmed flower (the ped- 

 icel thread-like). 



Fimbriata (3), Fimbriate, fringed. 



Fimbriolate, bearing a fringe. 



Flaccida. flaccid. 



Flaminula, the old geqeric name. 



Flavescens (2), turning yellow. 



Flavulum, yellowish. 



Flextiose, bending in a zigzag way. 



Floccosa, Floccose, bearing tufts of 

 woolly hairs. 



Floribunda (7), many-flowered. 



Foliacea, Foliaceous, leafy. 



Follicle, a simple pod opening along the 

 ventral suture only. 



Foliolate, pertaining to leaves (3-foliolate, 

 having 3 leaflets, etc.) 



Foliolosa (3), leafy. 



Fontana, fountain, growing around springs. 



Formicissimus, beautifully-formed. 



Formosa (4), beautiful (in form). 



Fragarioides, strawberry, like fra- 

 garia. 



Fragrans, fragrant. 



Franciscana (2), San Francisco. 



Franklinii, Franklin, an early botan- 

 ist. 



Free, not adherent to other organs. 



Fremont! (6), Gen. John C. Fremont. 



Frigidum, frigid, growing in cold places. 



Froebelli, Julius Froebel, 1855. 



Frondosa, leafy. 



Fruit, the ripened pistil and all that 

 adheres to it. 



Fruticosa (2), Fruticose, shrubby. 



Fucatum, painted. 



Fugacious, soon disappearing. 



Fulcratus, spurred. 



Fullonum, fuller's (used by fullers in 

 dressing cloth). 



Fusca, dusky, dark-colored. 



Fusiform, spindle-shaped. 



Gallica, Gallic, French. 

 Galioides, galium-like. 

 Gambelii (2), Dr. Wm. Gambel, an 



ornithologist. 



Gauraefolia, gaura-leaved. 

 Gelida, frost-loving. 

 Gibbous, swollen out. sack- like. 

 Gibbsii, G. W. Gibbs. 

 Gigantea (3), gigantic. 

 Gilioides, gilia-like, 

 Githago, old generic name. 

 Glabella (4), nearly smooth or hairless. 

 Glaber (Glabra, Glabrum) (5), hairless. 

 Glaberima, very smooth or hairless. 

 Glabrata, Glabrate, becoming smooth 



in age. 



Glandulosa (5), glandular. 

 Glauca (6), Glaucous, covered with a 



white powder. 

 Glaucescens (2), bluish-gray, slightly 



glaucous. 



Glechoma, generic name. 

 Glechomsefolia, glechoma-leaved. 

 Glomerata, densely-clustered. 



