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is barely edible, whence the plant is also called Hottentot's bread. (b) A genus (Elephantopus) of coarse, composite weeds. -- Elephant's tusk (Zoöl.), the tooth shell. See Dentalium.

land tortoise; esp., Testudo elephantina, from islands in the Indian Ocean; and T. elephantopus, from the Galapagos Islands.

One of the shieldlike dorsal scales of certain annelids. See Chætopoda.

To stop; to hinder by prohibition; to block up. He embarred all further trade. Bacon.

(Biol.), a method of cell formation, seen in cells having a cell wall. The nucleus and protoplasm divide into two distinct masses; these in turn become divided and subdivided, each division becoming a new cell, until finally the original cell wall is ruptured and the new cells are liberated (see Segmentation, and Illus…

es in the internal organs of an animal, as the tapeworms, Trichina, etc.; -- opposed to ectoparasite. See Entozoön. -- En`do*par`a*sit"ic, a.

The protoplasm in the interior of a cell.

Same as Entoplasm and Endosarc.

interior of certain unicellular organisms, as the inner layer of sarcode in the amoeba; entoplasm; endoplasta.

See Entoplastron. -- En`to*ster"nal, a.

Adnate to the surface of the ovary, so as to be apparently inserted upon the top of it; -- said of stamens, petals, sepals, and also of the disk.

surface, as the sensation produced by touching an object with the finger; -- opposed to entoperipheral. H. Spenser.

A deformity in which the urethra opens upon the top of the penis, instead of at its extremity.

A liplike organ that covers the mouth, in most Bryozoa. See Illust., under Entoprocta.

Any external topical application to the body, except ointments and plasters, as a poultice, lotion, etc.

A group of chætopod annelids, including those that are not confined to tubes. See Chætopoda. [Written also Errantes.]

right course; -- hence, irregular; unnatural. [Obs.] "Erroneous circulation." Arbuthnot. Stopped much of the erroneous light, which otherwise would have disturbed the vision. Sir I. Newman.

ojects beyond the apex of a leaf; an excurrent steam or trunk, one which continues to the top.

appended to a work, and containing a more extended exposition of some important point or topic.

See Ectosarc, and Ectoplasm.