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species, often called Dutch 

 rushes. 



equitant, a., Vk'-wi-tant (L. equi- 

 tans, riding), in bot., having 

 leaves folded longitudinally, and 

 overlapping each other without 

 any involution. 



erect, a., frr&kt' (L. erectus, raised 

 or set up), in bot., having an 

 ovule rising from the base of the 

 ovary ; having innate anthers, 

 that is, anthers attached to the 

 top of the filament: erectile 

 tissue, %-r%kt'-il tish'-u t in anat., 

 a peculiar structure forming the 

 principal part of certain organs 

 which are capable of being ren- 

 dered turgid or erected by dis- 

 tension with blood : erector, n., 

 %-rekt f '8r, a muscle which causes 

 a part to erect or set up. 



ergot, n., er'-gtit (F. ergot, cock's- 

 spur), a diseased state in the 

 grains of rye caused by the fun- 

 gus Claviceps purpurea, appearing 

 as a black-looking protuberance 

 or spur from the ear, hence the 

 name 'spurred rye'; in anat., a 

 name given to a curved and 

 pointed longitudinal eminence 

 on the inner side of the floor of 

 the cerebrum ; also called ' calcar 

 avis,' the bird's spur : ergo tin, 

 n., e^got-m, the active principle 

 of ergot, principally used for 

 hypodermic injection to arrest 

 hsemorrhage : ergotism, n., 

 er'-gdt'fam, the effect sometimes 

 produced in the individual 

 who eats rye bread containing 

 ergot. 



Ericaceae, n. plu., r'-M'sg-e (L. 

 8ricceus, of heath or broom from 

 L. $rice, Gr. erelke, heath, broom), 

 the Heath family, an Order of 

 shrubs or herbaceous plants : 

 Ericeaa, n. plu.. er-is'8-e, a Sub- 

 order, including the true heaths 

 with naked buds, and the rho- 

 dodendrons with scaly conical 

 buds : Erica, n., $r-ik'd, a genus 

 comprising a large number of 

 very beautiful and interesting 



plants, mostly natives of the Cape 

 of Good Hope : Erica cinerea, 

 sm-er'-Z-a (L. cirierZus, ash- 

 coloured from cinis, ashes), 

 and E. tetralix, tet'-rdl-iks (L. 

 and Gr. tetralix, the heath plant), 

 are common in Britain : E. 

 Mackaiana, mak'-i-an'-a (after 

 the discoverer), and E. Mediter- 

 ranea, med'i-ter-rdn'e'-d (after 

 the sea so called), are peculiar 

 to Ireland : E. ciliaris, stt'i-dr'is 

 (L. cilidris, ciliary from cillum, 

 an eyelid), and E. vagans, vagi 

 dnz (L. vagans, wandering about), 

 are two species common to Eng- 

 land and Ireland. 



Eriobotrya, n., tr'-i-o-bd'M'd (Gr. 

 erion, wool ; botrus, a bunch of 

 grapes), a genus of plants, Ord. 

 Rosacese, Sub-ord. Pomese, whose 

 racemes are very woolly : Erio- 

 botrya Japonica, jd-pSn'-ik-d 

 (Japonfous, of or from Japan), 

 yields the Japanese fruit loquat. 



Eriocaulon, n., Vr'-i-o-lcawl'-Sn (Gr. 

 erion, wool ; kaulos, a stem or 

 stalk), a genus of very interesting 

 plants having woolly stems, Ord. 

 Restiacese : Eriocaulon septang- 

 ulare, s$pt'dng'gul-dr''$ (L. sept- 

 anguldris, seven - angled from 

 septem, seven ; angulus, an angle), 

 a native of Britain and Ireland. 



Eriogonum, n. , er'-i-dg'tin-um^r. 

 erion, wool ; gonu, the knee), a 

 genus of pretty plants having 

 their stems woolly at the joints, 

 Ord. Polygonaceae, Sub-ord. or 

 Tribe EriogoneaB, n. plu., er () 



gon* & -e. 



Eriophorum, n., er'-#/ t '#r-#ra (Gr. 

 erion, wool ; phoreo, I bear), a 

 genus of interesting plants, Ord. 

 Cyperacese, whose seeds are covered 

 with a woolly substance, found in 

 boggy situations ; the species are 

 called * cotton-grass. ' 



Eriospermeae, n. plu., er'-l-o* 

 sperm'-fre (Gr. erion, wool ; 

 sperma, seed), a tribe of plants, 

 Ord. Liliacese, the stemless plants 

 of S. Africa whose seeds are 



