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Having eleven pistils; as, an endecagynous flower.

d with no distinct pith. The leaves of the endogens have, usually, parallel veins, their flowers are mostly in three, or some multiple of three, parts, and their embryos have but a single cotyledon, with the first leaves alternate. The endogens constitute one of the great primary classes of plants, and included all pal…

acting perfumes by exposing absorbents, as fixed oils or fats, to the exhalations of the flowers. It is used for plants whose volatile oils are too delicate to be separated by distillation.

Having or producing nine pistils or styles; -- said of a flower or plant.

Having nine petals, or flower leaves.

The abnormal change of an irregular flower to a regular form; - - considered by evolutionists to be a reversion to an ancestral condition.

Growing upon flowers; -- said of certain species of fungi.

and ending in a day; existing only, or no longer than, a day; diurnal; as, an ephemeral flower.

Situated on the receptacle or disk of a flower.

A follower of Epicurus; an Epicurean. [Obs.] Bacon.

A follower or Epicurus.

Hook-billed; having the upper mandible longer than the lower.

s of cactaceous plants having flattened, jointed stems, and petals united in a tube. The flowers are very showy, and several species are in cultivation.

One of the followers of Thomas Erastus, a German physician and theologian of the 16th century. He held that the punishment of all offenses should be referred to the civil power, and that holy communion was open to all. In the present day, an Erastian is one who would see the church placed entirely under the control of…

A genus of shrubby plants, including the heaths, many of them producing beautiful flowers.

an appointed course, or from a direct path; roving. Seven planets or errant stars in the lower orbs of heaven. Sir T. Browne.

genus of leguminous plants growing in the tropics; coral tree; -- so called from its red flowers.

A substance reddened by acids, which is supposed to be contained in flowers.

The red coloring matter of leaves, fruits, flowers, etc., in distinction from chlorophyll.

America, some species of which produce beautiful yellow, orange, rose-colored, or white flowers; the California poppy.