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In dies and Mexico, producing pim- 

 ento, allspice, or Jamaica pepper ; 

 also called Pimenta officinalis, 

 which see : E. acris, dk f >ris (L, 

 deer or acris, sharp, pointed), a 

 species used for pimento : E. 

 jambos, jdm'bds (corrupted from 

 schambu, the Malay name for one 

 of the species) ; and E. Malac- 

 censis, mal'-ak-sZus'is (from 

 Malacca), are species which pro- 

 duce the rose apples : E. cauli- 

 flora, Icdwl f -i>jl6r / >d (L. caulis, a 

 stem ; florus, shining, bright 

 from /os, a flower); and E. ugni, 

 ug'nl (ugni, a probable Chili 

 name), species which produce 

 fruits, the former eaten in Brazil, 

 the latter in Peru. 



Eulophia, n., u-lof^d (Gr. eu* 

 lophos, having a splendid crest), 

 a very pretty genus of tuberous- 

 rooted plants, Ord, Orchidiacese, 

 so called in allusion to the la- 

 bellum bearing elevated lines or 

 ridges : Eulophia herbacea, 

 herb-d'sZ-a (L. herbdcZus, grassy 

 from herba, grass); and E. 

 campestris, kam-pZst'-ris {L. 

 campester or campestris, of or 

 belonging to a level field from 

 campus, a plain), are species pro- 

 ducing from their tuberous roots, 

 in common with other orchid- 

 aceous plants, a substance called 

 salep, which forms an article of 

 diet for convalescents. 



Euonynms, n., u-dn^m-Us (Gr. 

 euonumos, of good name, but, by 

 a euphemism, unlucky, hurtful 

 from eu, well; ondma, a name), 

 spindle-tree, a genus of orna- 

 mental shrubs, Ord. Celastracese; 

 some species present a very 

 showy appearance when the fruit 

 is ripe : Euonynms tingens, 

 tinj'-$nz (L. tingens, dyeing, 

 colouring), a species whose bark 

 yields a yellow dye, used in 

 marking the tika on the forehead 

 of Hindoos : E. Europseus, ur'-op- 

 ef>us (L. Europceus, belonging to 

 Europe), the young shoots, when 



charred, are used to form a par- 

 ticular kind of drawing pencil ; 

 its fruit and inner bark are said 

 to be purgative and emetic. 



Eupatorium, n., up'-at-or'-i-urn 

 (Gr. eupatoricn, agrimony from 

 eupdtor, well-born), a genus of 

 plants, Ord. Compositse : Eupat- 

 orium ayapana, a'-yd-pan'-a (a 

 Brazilian native name), a power- 

 ful sodorific, has been used to cure 

 the bites of snakes: E. perfoli- 

 atum, per-fol f 'i-at f -um ("L. per, 

 through ; foliatus, leafy from 

 folium, a leaf), a species yielding 

 a tonic stimulant, used as a sub- 

 stitute for Peruvian bark. 



Euphorbiacese, n. phu, u-forb'-l- 

 af-sb-e (in honour of Euphorbus, 

 an ancient physician), the Spurge 

 family, an Order of trees and 

 shrubs, often abounding in acrid 

 milk; many species are poisons, 

 others medicinal, some contain 

 starch for food, some dyes, and 

 others furnish wood highly use- 

 ful in the arts, as boxwood : 

 Euphorbia, n., u-ftirtti-a, an ex- 

 tensive genus of plants, many of 

 which abound in a milky, caustic 

 juice, and others irritant resins : 

 Euphorbia ipecacuanha, ip'-%- 

 kak'U-an'a (in S. America a word 

 denoting simply a vomiting root), 

 a species whose root has been em- 

 ployed as a substitute for ipecac- 

 uan: E. antiquorum, antfik-wor'- 

 tim(L. antiquorum, of the ancients 

 from antlquus, ancient); and 

 E. Canariensis, kan-dr'-t-e'ns'is 

 (of or from the Canary Islands), 

 with some other fleshy species, 

 produce the drug euphorbium : 

 E. nereifolia, ner^e-i-fdU-d (L. 

 Nereus, a sea-god ; folium, a leaf), 

 the juice of the leaves used in 

 India as a purge and deobstruent: 

 E. thymifolia, tlm'-i-foV-l-d (L. 

 thymum, thyme ; folium, a leaf), 

 leaves and seed used in India for 

 intestine worms : E. tirucalli, 

 tlr'-u-kal'-li (an Indian name), a 

 species whose fresh acrid juice is 



