182 Froceedinp;s of tJic Ohio State Academy of Science 



Emarginate. With a notched apex. 



Embryo. An incipient plant in the seed. 



Embr\o sac. The female cametophj'te. contained in the ovule of seed 

 plants. 



End bud. The bud at the end of the twig in case the terminal bud 

 is self-pruned. 



Endocarp. The inner layer of the pericarp. 



Endosperm. The nourishinj tissue developed around the embryo in the 

 female gametophyte of the angiosperms. 



Entire. Without teeth, serratiors or lobes. 



Ephemeral. Continuing for only a day or less. 



Epigynous. Having the calyx, corolla, and androecium above the ovulary. 



Evanescent. Disappearing earl\-. 



Exocarp. The outer layer of the pericarp. 



Exserted. Extending beyond surrounding organs or parts. 



Extrorse. Facing outwards. 



Falcate. Scythe-shaped. 



Fertile. Bearing spores or seeds. 



Fertilization. The conjugation of the male and female gametes. 



Fetid. Ill-smelling. 



Filament. The stalk of an anther. 



Flower. The modilied spore-bearing branch of the seed plants. 



Foliaceous. Leaf-like. 



Follicle. A simple fruit dehiscent along one suture. 



Fruit. The ripe ovrJary voith tlie seeds and whatever parts are con- 

 solidated with it. 



Fugaceous. F"alling soon after development. 



Fugitive. Plants not native, but recurring here and there, without appar- 

 ently becoming established. 



Gamete. A sexual cell. 



Gametophyte. The sexual generation of plants. 



Geophilous. Earth-loving; growing partly or completely subterranean. 



Gibbous. Enlarged or swollen on one side. 



Glabrate. Nearly without hairs. 



Glabrous. Without hairs. 



Gland. A group of secreting cells. 



Glaucous. Covered with a bluish or white bloom. 



Globose. Spherical or nearly so. 



Glutinous. Sticky or gummy. 



Gynoecium. The whole set of carpels in a flower. 



Habit. General aspect. 



Habitat. The place where a plant grows. 



Hastate. Arrow-shaped with the basal lobes diverging. 



