302 CHINESE ECONOMIC TREES 



Ellipsoid. An elliptic solid — in longitudinal section, an ellipse; in cross- 

 section, a circle. 



Elliptic. Oval or oblong with rounded ends. 



Emarginate. Notched at the apex. 



Endemic. Native of a country. 



Endocarp. The inner layer of a pericarp or fruit. 



Endosperm. The substance surrounding the ovule. 



Epicarp. The thin, filmy external layer of a pericarp; the outermost 

 layer of a fruit. 



Epigynous. Placed on the ovary. 



Emlbuminous. Without albumen. 



Excurrent. Projecting beyond the apex. 



Exserted. Protruding, as the stamens beyond the floral envelope. 



Exstipulale. Without stipules. 



Extrorse. Facing outward; the anther directed away from the axis of the 

 flower. 



Falcate. Scythe-shaped; curved, with parallel sides. 



Fascicle. A close cluster. 



Fascicled. Growing in a bundle or tuft. 



Fertile. Capable of bearing fruit. 



Filament. The stalk of the stamen, or any thread-like body. 



Filiform. Thread-like; long, slender, and cylindrical. 



Fimbriate. Fringed. 



Foliaceous. Leaf -like. 



Foliate. Having leaves. 



Foliolate. Bearing leaflets. 



Follicle. A pod opening by the inner suture. 



Follicular. Similar to a follicle. 



Fugacious. Lasting only a short time. 



Fulvous. Tawny colored. 



Furcate. Forked; two or three or more branched. 



Furrowed. Grooved or channelled. 



Fuscous. Deep gray-brown. 



Fusiform. Spindle shaped ; a cylindrical body, tapering at both ends. 



Funicle. The stalk of an ovule or seed. 



Gamopetalous. Of united petals. 

 Gamosepcdous. Of united sepals. 



