Category: E
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Endozoochorous, endozoochory
Dispersal of plants through the interior of animals, through ingestion and excretion of fruit or seed.
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Endotroph
Mycorrhizal fungi within the roots.
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Endotesta
(Of a seed coat) with the mechanical part in the inner layer of the outer integument.
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Endophytic
Growing within another plant [unusual term].
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Endodermis
Innermost cell layer of stem and root cortex.
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Endocarp
The innermost layer of a multi-layered fruit wall (e.g. the the stone or putamen in a drupe). The innermost layer of the fruit wall, derived from the innermost layer of the carpel wall. The innermost layer of the pericarp. The innermost layer of the fruit wall; it may be soft, papery, or bony. The inner…
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Endemism
Restriction of distribution to one particular area or habitat.
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Endangered
(In conservation terms or Red Data lists) in danger of extinction; for a precise definition in a global sense.
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Enation
Outgrowth of one organ from another; Epidermal outgrowth (Lawrence, 1951). This text discusses the phenomenon of an outgrowth that occurs on the surface of an organ, such as a stem or leaf, which is commonly referred to as a “gall.” In the field of plant pathology, a gall is regarded as an abnormal outgrowth that…
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Emersed
Rooting under water but with the part under discussion raised above water level.