Category: E
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Effectively published
(In nomenclature) published in printed matter generally available to botanists.
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Edged
When patch of one colour is bordered by another colour.
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Edentate
Without teeth.
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Edaphic
Relating to soil conditions.
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Ectozoochory
Dispersal of plants by the exterior of animals (e.g. seeds on fur or on feet).
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Ectotroph
Mycorrhizal fungus forming a layer outside the root.
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Ectocarp
Outermost layer of pericarp.
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Ecotype
Individuals occupying a particular habitat and forming an interbreeding population which differs genotypically from other such populations, i.e. a locally adapted population of a widespread species.
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Ecosystem
Within a specific area, the total of all living organisms and their interaction with each other and with their habitat and environment. A dynamic complex of plant, animal and micro-organism communities and their non-living environment interacting as a functional unit. A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment. The study of the relationship…
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Ecostate
Without a midrib.