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Growing upon, or inserted into, the leaf.

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

Pertaining to, or having the nature of, an epiphysis.

The cerebral epiphysis, or pineal gland. See Pineal gland, under Pineal.

Pertaining to an epiphyte.

An air plant which grows on other plants, but does not derive its nourishment from them. See Air plant.

Pertaining to, or having the nature of, an epiphyte. -- Ep`i*phyt"ic*al*ly, adv.

One of the first pair of lateral plates in the plastron of turtles.

Arising from the pleurapophysis of a vertebra. Owen.

A figure by which a person seeks to convince and move by an elegant kind of upbraiding.

A figure by which one striking circumstance is added, in due gradation, to another; climax; e. g., "He not only spared his enemies, but continued them in employment; not only continued, but advanced them." Johnson.

Relating to the epiploön.

See Omentum.

Pertaining to the epipodialia or the parts of the limbs to which they belong.

One of the bones of either the forearm or shank, the epipodialia being the radius, ulna, tibia, and fibula.

The outer branch of the legs in certain Crustacea. See Maxilliped.

One of the lateral lobes of the foot in certain gastropods.

Producing, or relating to, epipolism or fluorescence. [R.]

See Fluorescence. [R.] Sir J. Herschel.

Changed to the epipolic condition, or that in which the phenomenon of fluorescence is presented; produced by fluorescence; as, epipolized light. [R.] Stokes.