The Elements of Botany, For Beginners and For Schools

by Asa Gray

Equitant (riding straddle), [60].

Erion, Greek for wool. Erianthous, woolly-flowered. Eriophorous, wool-bearing, &c.

Erose, eroded, as if gnawed.

Erostrate, not beaked.

Erythros, Greek for red. Erythrocarpous, red-fruited, &c.

Essential Organs of the flower, [80].

Estivation, see [æstivation].

Etiolated, blanched by excluding the light, as the stalks of Celery.

Eu, Greek prefix, meaning very, or much.

Evergreen, holding the leaves over winter and until new ones appear, or longer.