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Elliptic, Elliptical. Shaped like an ellipse. 



Emarginate. With the margin notched ; notched at the apex. 



Embryo. The rudimentary plantlet within the seed. 



Endocarp. The inner layer of a pericarp. 



Entire. Without divisions, lobes or teeth. 



Epaulet. A .shoulder ornament formerly worn on military and naval uniforms. 



Epidermis. The superficial layer of cells. 



Epigynous. Adnate to or borne on the upper part of the ovary. 



Erect. Upright. 



Erose. As if gnawed; applied to an irregularly-toothed or eroded margin. 



Evanescent. Early disappearing. 



Exalbuminous. Without albumen. 



Exfoliate. To come off in layers or scales. 



Exserted. Projecting beyond other organs. 



Extrorse. Facing outward. 



Falcate. Scythe-shaped ; curved like a scythe. 



Fascicle. A close bundle or cluster. 



Fascicle-sheath. A tubular envelope at the base of a fascicle. 



Fasciculate. Borne in fascicles. 



Ferruginous. Rust-colored. 



Fibrous. Composed of or resembling fibers. 



Filament. The portion of the stamen supporting the anther. 



Filamentous. Slender; thread-like. 



Filiform. Thread-shaped; long, slender, and terete. 



Fimbriate. Fringed. 



Flaccid. Lax; limp; flabby. 



Flexuous. Zizzag; bending alternately in opposite directions. 



Fluted. With alternate ridges and depressions. 



Foliaceous. Leaf -like in texture or appearance; bearing leaves. 



Follicle. A simple fruit dehiscing along one suture. 



Fringed. Bordered with slender processes or marginal appendages. 



Fruit. The seed-bearing portion of a plant. 



Fruticose. Pertaining to or resembling a shrub. 



Fugacious. Evanescent. 



Funicle. The free stalk of an ovule or seed. 



Funicular. Pertaining to the funicle. 



Gamopetalous. With united petals. 



Gamosepalous. With united sepals. 



Geniculate. Bent abruptly like a knee. 



Gibbous. Swollen or enlarged on one side. 



Glabrous. Free from hairs or down. 



Gland. A secreting surface or structure. 



Glandular. Bearing glands. 



Glaucous. Covered or whitened with a bloom. 



Globose, Globular. Somewhat or nearly globose. 



Granulose. Composed of or appearing as if covered by minute glands. 



Gymnospermous, Bearing naked seeds; without a pericarp. 



Habit. General a.])pca ranee of the plant. 



Head. A cluster of sessile or subsessile flowers on a very short axis or recep- 

 tacle. 



