Category: E

  • Endozoochorous, endozoochory

    Dispersal of plants through the interior of animals, through ingestion and excretion of fruit or seed.  

  • Endotroph

    Mycorrhizal fungi within the roots.  

  • Endotesta

    (Of a seed coat) with the mechanical part in the inner layer of the outer integument.  

  • Endophytic

    Growing within another plant [unusual term].  

  • Endodermis

    Innermost cell layer of stem and root cortex.  

  • 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…

  • Endemism

    Restriction of distribution to one particular area or habitat.  

  • Endangered

    Endangered

    (In conservation terms or Red Data lists) in danger of extinction; for a precise definition in a global sense.  

  • 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…

  • Emersed

    Rooting under water but with the part under discussion raised above water level.