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nd 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 pa…

To clothe with flesh. [Obs.] Vices which are . . . enfleshed in him. Florio.

racting 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.

To cover or deck with flowers. [Poetic] These odorous and enflowered fields. B. Jonson.

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

Having nine petals, or flower leaves.

An example; a pattern or model for imitation. [Obs.] Tyndale. Being ensamples to the flock.

Designating, made of, or relating to, flour including a considerable part of the bran.

A low story between two higher ones, usually between the ground floor and the first story; mezzanine. Parker.

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.

g 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.

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

To act as a bishop; to fill the office of a prelate. [Obs.] Feeding the flock episcopating. Milton.

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

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.

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