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Eccentric |
(of stem) off-centre with relation to cap |
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Ecdysis |
The shedding of an outer integument or layer of skin or casing. As in the 'hatching' of butterflies or dragonflies from pupal cases or nymphal skins. |
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echinulate |
spiny. |
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Echolocation |
A process of navigating that uses reflected sound and is most often associated with bats but also present in some birds (swifts and nightjar relatives). |
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eclipse colouration |
eclipse colouration. definition , a seasonal reversion to an earlier colouration, usually similar to the female, Mainly found in drakes. |
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Ectomichorrhiza |
An association with fungi, where the fungus forms a layer on the outside of the roots of a plant. |
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ectomycorrhiza (pl. ectomycorrhizae) |
symbiotic association between a nonpathogenic or weakly pathogenic fungus and the roots of plants with fungal hyphae between and external to root cells |
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Effused |
Spread over the substrate |
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Egg |
The initial stage of any insect. |
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Ellipsoid |
(of spores) ellipse-shaped, or like flattened circle with conical projections in one plane |
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Elliptical |
Egg shape equally rounded at both ends and broadest in the middle. |
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Emarginate |
(of gill profile) notched just before joining stem (see also sinuate) |
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Encystment |
Formation of a thick wall, (for example, around a zoospore after it settles and loses its flagellum/flagella) |
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endoconidium (pl. endoconidia) |
a conidium produced inside a hypha or conidiophore |
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Endomychorrhiza |
The association with fungi where the fungus penetrates the root of the plant. |
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endomycorrhiza (pl. endomycorrhizae) |
symbiotic association between a nonpathogenic or weakly pathogenic fungus and the roots of plants in which fungal hyphae invade cortical cells of the root |
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Endoperidium |
Innermost covering of wall of fruiting body e.g.in gasteromycete fungi |
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Entire |
A leaf margin that is smooth and without lobes or teeth. |
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Ephemeral |
Transient, short-lived |
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Epicalyx |
A ring of sepal-like organs just below the true sepals; A an involucre resembling an outer calyx. Members if the Rose family have an epicalyx. A |
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Epichile |
Outer portion of the lip in those orchid genera where the lip is divided into two parts. |
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Epidermis |
A 'skin' or surface layer. |
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Epiphyte |
A non-parasitic plant growing on another plant. They get their moisture and nutrients from the air and rainwater. A |
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Equal |
(of stem) being same thickness over full length |
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Erumpent |
Bursting through a surface or covering. |
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Escape |
A non-native plant that is cultivated and then becomes established in the wild. |
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eumorphic |
well-formed |
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excipulum (of ascomata) |
tissue or tissues containing the hymenium in an apothecium or forming the walls of a perithecium |
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Expallant |
Becoming pale on drying
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exsiccata (pl. exsiccatae) |
dried specimen material ( as in plantae exsiccatae - herbarium specimens) |
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Eye Line |
A line of feathers in front of and behind the eye. |
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Eye Ring |
Pale-coloured feathers that encircle the eye. |
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Eyebrow |
A line of feathers above the eye. |
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Eyelid |
A skin-fold covering the eye. |
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Eyeshine |
The shine that is present in the eyes of various birds (nightjars, owls and other nightbirds). Caused by reflection off of the tapetum, the vascular membrane of the retina within the eye. |
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Eyestripe |
Stripe through the eye. |
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