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Ep'iphyte (Gr. epi + phyton, plant): a- plant which grows upon other 

 plants, but not parasitically; an air plant. Fig. 16. 



Eq'uitant (L. equitare, to ride) : said of leaves which are folded longi- 

 tudinally so as to bestride those next above and within, as in Iris. 

 Fig. 263. 



Erose' : (L. e, out; rodere, to gnaw) : irregularly jagged as if gnawed. 



Essential organs : stamens and pistils. 



Evanes'cent (L. evanescere, to vanish) : of short duration. 



Ev'ergreen : bearing green foliage throughout the year. 



Exalbu'minous (L. ex, without + albumen, which see) : said of seeds having 

 the reserve materials stored entirely within the embryo, as in Lima bean. 



Excur'rent (L. ex, out; currens, running): applied to the midrib or veins of 

 a leaf when they project beyond the margin; also to a stem or trunk 

 when it persists as the main axis to the top. Fig. 27. 



Exfo'liate (L. ex, from; folium, leaf) : to peel off in scales or thin layers. 



Ex'ogen (Gr. ex, out; genos, descent or birth) : a plant with a true cambium 

 ring which adds new wood to the outside of that already formed. 



Exog'enous : belonging to the exogens; having the structure of an exogen. 



Exsert'ed (L. exserere, to stretch out or forth) : applied to stamens which 

 protrude beyond the tube of the corolla. 



Exstip'ulate (L.ex, in the privative sense of without; and stipulate'} : without 

 stipules. 



Ex'tine, pr. ex'tin or ex'teen (L. exter, on the outside) : the outer membrane 

 of a pollen grain. 



Extrorse' (L. extra, on the outside; versus, toward): facing outward; ap- 

 plied to anthers which occupy the outside of a filament. 



Fal'cate (L.falx, sickle or scythe) : sickle- or scythe-shaped. 



Farina'ceous (L,. farina, meal) : containing starch; starchy. 



Far'inose : covered with a mealy powder. 



Fas'cicle (L. fasciculus, diminutive of fascis, a bundle) : a close bundle or 

 cluster of flowers, leaves, stems, or roots. 



Fastig'iate (L. fastigium, gable end or top) : upright and parallel in 

 clusters. 



Fave'olate (L.favus, honeycomb) : honeycombed. 



Ferru'ginous (L. ferrugo, iron rust) : rust color. 



Fer'tile (L. fertilis, capable of producing fruit) : applied to flowers with pis- 

 tils, or to anthers with pollen. 



Fi'brillose (L. fibra, a small fiber or filament) : covered with hair-like 

 appendages. 



Fi'brous : containing or consisting of fibers. 



