Epiascidium 
(SUPPLEMENT) 
eumeristelic 
developed from an inferior ovary 
(Villari); Epiascid‘ium (+ Asct- 
DIUM), a funnel formed from a 
leaf, the inner surface correspond- 
ing to the upper surface; cf. 
Hypoascipium ; Epiblas’teme, a 
tuft of glandular emergences which 
act as colleters, their cells secret- 
ing a viscid substance (Kerner) ; 
epiderm’al Lay’er, the outer cortex 
(Williamson and Scott). 
Epipedochor’isis (¢rlredos, level, + 
Cuorisis), the division of an axial 
organ in one plane; it frequently 
does not differ from Fascration 
(Penzig). 
epipel’tate (+ PELTATE), a phyllome 
having the base of the limb on the 
superior face (C. de Candolle) ; 
epiphloe’dic = EPIPHLOEDAL; epi- 
phyta’ceous = EPIPHYTIC ; Epi- 
plank’ton (+ PLANKTON), (1) the 
upper portion of pelagic plankton ; 
(2) floating organisms attached to 
pelagic organisms (Forel) ; epis- 
troph’ic In’terval or Epistroph’ion, 
that space on the Puorrum within 
which epistrophe may take place 
(S. Moore); epistom’eous (crdpua, 
a mouth), ‘‘ spigot - shaped ” 
(Heinig); Epist’rophy, (2) the re- 
turn from a monstrous to a normal 
form ; epanody ; Epithe’mata, pl. 
of EPITHEMA ; epitroph’ic (rpody, 
nourishment), having relation to 
Epirropxy (Wiesner). 
Epoik’ophytes (érouxéw, I settle as 
colonist, girov, a plant), fairly 
naturalized plants, but almost en- 
tirely confined to roadsides or 
paths, as Lepidiwm ruderale 
(Rikli). 
equiseta’ ceous = EQUISETIC; Equisete’- 
tum, Warming’s term for a plant- 
association of Hquisetum. 
Ere’mium (dp7ula, a desert), a desert 
formation ; eremoc’ola, desert 
dwelling; eremoph’ilus (¢:Aéw, I 
love), desert loving ; Eremophy’ta 
(gurov, a plant), desert plants 
(Clements). 
Ergasiophy gophyter (¢pyacla, labour, 
puyh, escape, purov, & plant), ap- 
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plied by Rikli to plants escaped 
from cultivation. 
erica’ceous, heath-like, or allied to 
the genus Lrica. 
erice’tinous, ‘‘ growing on heaths”’ ; 
Erice’tum,(1) an account of heaths ; 
(2) a heath plant-association ; pl. 
Erice’ta, employed by Nilsson, as ~ 
cladino’sa, ~ hylocomio’sa, ~ poly- 
tricho’sa, ~ pu’ra, ~ sphagno’sa, ac- 
cording to the substratum of Lichen 
or Moss (Heinig). 
eri’nous(er,eris,ahedgehog), ‘‘prickly, 
rough with sharp points ” (Heinig), 
Erys‘imin, a glucoside found in Lry- 
8umum. 
Erythrobacte’ria (+ Bacteria), bac- 
teria of a deep red colour; in 
Ger., ‘‘ Purpurbacterien.” 
Er’ythrophore (gopéw, I carry), 
Schmitz’s term for a chlorophyll- 
granule when red, as in certain 
Algae. 
Escape’, a cultivated plant found 
growing as though wild, dispersed 
by some agency. 
esore’diate, destitute of Sorepra; 
estroph'iolate, estrophiola’tus, des- 
titute of caruncle, or STROPHIOLE. 
Ete’sie (érjotos, annual), herbaceous 
perennials ; the root persisting, 
with the above-ground portion 
only annual. 
ethnobotan’ic (€4vos, a tribe, Bordvy, 
a herb), relating to those plants 
which illustrate or are typical of 
the customs of a given race or 
people. 
e’tiolative, tending to disease ; etio- 
log’ical, connected with AETIOLOGY. 
Eucalyptol’ogist, an expert in the 
polymorphic genus Hucalyptus 
(Maiden). 
eucar’pous, (1) = EUCARPIC; (2) of 
Fungi when producing several suc- 
cessive fructifications from the 
same thallus; Euphe’mera ( + 
ErHemeRa), flowers which open 
and close finally within twenty- 
four hours; eulimne’tic (+ Lim- 
NETIC), plankton exclusively of 
pools; eumeriste’lic, having re- 
duced EvsT&LEs, as some species 
