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Dorsal. Pertaining to the back or outer surface of an organ.

Downy. Covered with fine hairs.

Drupe. A fleshy or pulpy fruit in which the inner portion is hard or stony.

Ellipsoid. An elliptical solid.

Elliptical. Oval or oblong with regularly rounded ends. Page XII.

Emarginate. Notched at the apex. Page XII.

Entire. Without divisions, lobes or teeth.

Excrescences. Warty outgrowths or protuberances.

Exfoliate. To cleave off, as of the outer layers of bark.

Falcate. Scythe-shaped.

Fascicle. A compact cluster of leaves or flowers.

Fascicled. Arranged in fascicles.

Fastigiate. Said of branches which are erect and near together.

Feather-veined. Having veins extending from the midrib to the margin, feather-wise.

Fertile. Capable of bearing fruit.

Fertilization. The mingling of the contents of a male (pollen) and female (ovule) cell.

Filament. The part of a stamen which bears the anther. Page XIII.

Filamentose or Filamentous. Composed of threads or filaments.

Flaky. With loose scales easily rubbed off (bark).

Fleshy. Succulent; juicy.

Flower. An axis bearing stamens or pistils or both (calyx and corolla usually accompany these).

Fluted. With rounded ridges.

Fruit. The part of a plant which bears the seed.

Germinate. To sprout, as of a seed.

Gibbous. Swollen on one side.

Glabrous. Neither rough, pubescent, nor hairy; smooth.

Gland. Secreting surface or structure; a protuberance having the appearance of such an organ.

Glandular. Bearing glands.