358 GLOSSARY 



Eluptical, Ellipsoid, shaped like an ellipse ; oblong with rounded ends. 

 EiLABGiNATE (Lat. emcrgino, to deprive of its edge), having a notch 



cut out. 

 Endemic (Gr. en, in, demos, a country district), confined to a given region. 

 Emdocabpoid, applied to perithecia which are sunk in the substance of the 



thallus as in Endocarpon. 

 Epiphlceodal (Gr. epi, upon, phloios, bark), applied t6 the thallus when 



growing on the outside of the bark. 

 Epispobe (Gr. epi, upon, spora, seed), the outer spore-coat. 

 Epithalline, applied to a spuriously thalline apotbecial margin. 

 Epithecidm (Gr. epi, upon, tlieke, a case), the layer covering the thecium 



or hymenium. 

 Ebodkd, Ebose (Lat. erosus, gnawed), as though bitten or gnawed. 

 Ebumpent (Lat. e, out of, rumpere, to break), immersed then bursting 



outwards. 

 Eugomidia (Gr. eu, well, gonos, offspring), bright-green gonidia {Chloro- 



phyllacem). 

 Evebnufobm, like the genus Evernia (with a strap-shaped thallus). 

 ExASPEBATE (Lat. exospero, to make rough), rough with hard projecting 



points. 

 ExciPLE, ExcrpuLUM (Lat. excipula, a basin), term used for the hypothe- 



cium or for that part of the thallus in which the fruit is embedded 



(receptacle), or for the tissue surrounding the fruit. 

 ExPLANATE (Lat. explanatus), spread out. 



Pabtkaceous, PABnfOSE (Lat. farina, meal), with a mealy surface. 

 Fasciculate (Lat. fascis, a bundle), growing in a close bundle or cluster. 

 Pastigiate (Lat. fastigium, a slope or gable), with branches parallel, 



clustered and erect, sometimes decreasing in height outwards like the 



gable of a house. 

 Patiscent (Lat. fatisco, to open in chinks), cracked or falling apart. 

 Paveols:, Paveolate (Lat. favus, a honeycomb), honey-combed. 

 Pebbugisols (Lat. ferrum, iron), rust-coloured. 

 Pibbills; (Lat. fibra, a fine thread), minute fibre-like branches — 



Pibbillose. 

 Ftt.amests (Lat. filum, a thread), thread-like constituents of the thallus — 



PlLAMENTOnS, FlLrFOBJI. 



Fimbbiate (Lat.), fringed. 



FiSTULOSE (Jja-t. fistula, a pipe), hollow. 



Flaccid (Lat. fiaccid^ls), flabby, limp. 



Plexuose, Flexuous (Lat. flexus, bent), wavy. 



PoLiACEOns (Lat. folium, a leaf), flat and leaf-like. 



FoLioLOSE (Lat. folium, a leaf), consisting of minute lobes, 



POBKICATE (Lat., arched), of the thalline apices, arched and hood-like. 



PovEOLATE (Lat. fovea, a small pit), pitted. 



Pbuticose, Peuticulose (Lat. frutex, a shrub), having the thallus 

 attached by a single basal point, cylindrical, filamentous or strap- 

 shaped. 



PucoiD (Gr. phuJcos, seaweed, eidos, like), resembling seaweed. 



PuLiQisous (Lat. fuligo, soot), brown verging on black, soot-coloured. 



PuECATE (Lat.), forked. 



PuECELLATE (Lat. furctila. a little fork), minutely forked. 



PuBFUBACEOUS {L&t. furfur, bran), scurfy. 



Pdscous (Lat. fuscus, dark), of a dingy-brown colour. 



PnSLFOBM (Lat. fusus, a spindle, forma, shape), long and tapering towards 

 each end — Pusoid. 



Geminate (Lat. gemini, twins), in pairs. 



Geniculate (Lat. genu, the knee), bent like the knee. 



GiBBEB, Gibbous (Lat. gibbus, a hump), with hump-like swellings. 



Glabbous (Lat. glaber, without hair), with a hairless surface. 



