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BOTANICAL TERMINOLOGY. 



Duplicate. Doubly. 

 Duramen. Heart wood. 

 Divarf. Small, as oompared to the 

 other species. 



Eared. Having lobe-like appendages. 

 Ebracteate. Destitute of bracts. 

 Ecalcarate. Destitute of a spur. 

 Eckinate. Beset with prickles. 

 Effuse. Open, dilated at the end. 

 Eglandular. Glandless. 

 Elaters. Spiral threads in the thecse 



of Liverworts. 

 Elliptical. Longer than wide, rounded 



at each end. 

 Elongated. Longer than usual. 

 Emarginate. Notched, but wider 



than deep. 

 Embryo. The future plant, contained 



in the seed. 

 Emersed. Raised out of the water. 

 Endocarp. The inner coat of a fruit. 

 Endogens. Monocotyledonous plants. 

 Endopleura. The proper coat of the 



nucleus. 

 Endorhizce. Monocotyledonous 



plants. 

 Endostome. Orifice of the outer coat 



of nucleus. 

 Enneandrous. Having nine stamens. 

 Ensiform. Sword-shaped. 

 Entire. Having an uninterrupted 



margin. 

 Epicarp. The outer skin of a fruit. 

 Epidermis. Cuticle ; outer skin. 

 Epigynous. Growing on apex of 



ovary. 

 Epiphytes. Plants growing on other 



plants. 

 Episperm. Testa ; outer coat of seed. 

 Equitant. Opposite leaves infolding 



each other, so as to alternately over- 



lap each other's edges. 

 Erect. Upright. 

 Erose. Unequally sinuate, as if 



gnawed. 

 Etiolated. Blanched. 

 Evergreens. Plants retaining their 



leaves the whole year. 

 Exalbuminous. Seed without albumen. 

 Exogens. Dicotyledonous plants. 

 Exorhizce. Dicotyledonous plants. 

 Exotic. Plants belonging to a foreign 



country. 



Exserted. Projecting; protruded. 

 Exstipulate. Destitute of stipules. 

 Extine. Outer coat of pollen grains. 

 Extrorse. Turned outwards. 



Falcate. Scythe-shaped ; bent to one 

 side. 



Fascicle. Inflorescence, like that of 

 most grasses. 



Fasciculated. In bundles or fascicles. 



Feather. The plumose crown of 

 seeds. 



Fertile. Applied to pistillate flowers. 



Fibre. Any thread-like part. 



Fibrous. Composed of fibres. 



Fiddle-shaped. Oblong, but con- 

 tracted laterally. 



Filament. That part of a stamen 

 supporting the anther. 



Filiform. Thread-like. N 



Fimbriate. Fringed. 



Fissure. A cleft, or split. 



Fistulous. Hollow, like a reed. 



Flabelliform. Fan -shaped. 



Flaccid. Lax, or limber. 



Flagelliform. Whip- like. 



Fleshy. Thick, and containing a firm 

 pulp. 



Flexible. Easily bent. 



Flexuous. Bending in various direc- 

 tions. 



Floral. Relating to a flower. 



Floret. One flower of an aggregate, 

 or compound. 



Floriferous. Bearing flowers. 



Flower. The stamens and pistils, and 

 their envelopes. 



Foliaceous. Leafy. 



Foliation. The arrangement of an 

 unopened leaf in the bud. 



Foliole. A leaflet. 



Follicle. A one-valved pericarp, de- 

 hiscing longitudinally. 



Foramen. Small aperture in the 

 coats of a seed. 



Fornicated. Arched ; vaulted. 



Foveate. Honeycomb-like. 



Fovilla. The fine dust in the pollen 

 grains. 



Free. Not attached or connected. 



Frond. A peculiar leaf, belonging 

 to cryptogamic plants and palms. 



Frondose. Having or resembling 

 fronds. 



