Category: E
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Esculent
Edible by humans.
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Erostrate
Without a rostrum/apical beak on the achene (in Compositae/Asteraceae).
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Erose
Irregularly toothed, eroded, appearing as if nibbled. Gnawed, as if chewed upon.
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Ericoid
Typical of a heathland plant; With small needle-like leaves.
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Ericaceous
Related to, or resembling, plants of the heath genus Erica (e.g. ericaceous leaves are short and very narrow).
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Eremean
From regions with low irregular rainfall [unusual term].
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Erecto-patent
Between spreading and erect.
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Erect
Standing upright; perpendicular. Upright; standing vertically or directly perpendicular from a surface. Standing up almost vertically, applied to stems, branches, leaves or inflorescences.
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Eramous
Without branches, With an unbranched stem [unusual term].
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Eracemose
Not part of the raceme; Without a raceme [not a favoured term].