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Roots: E

e-

without, (emarginatus = without a margin) ALSO out of, out from (erumpens = breaking out of)

eben-

referring to ivory (ebenaceus)

echin-

referring to a bristle, prickle, spine (hedgehog) (Echino- cereus, a cactus genus)

edul-

edible (edulis)

elae-

referring to the olive (elaeiformis = shpaed like an olive)

elat-

tall (elata)

eleg-

referring to elegance (elegantissima)

elepha-

referring to an elephant (Phytelephas = Elephant Plant, a palm genus noted for the hard, white endosperm of the seeds, which can be worked like ivory)

ens-

referring to a sword (ensiformis = formed like a sword / ensifolia = sword + leaf / ensata)

-ense

native to (canariense = native to the Canary Islands)

-ensis

native to (canadensis)

entom-

referring to insects (entomophilus = insect-loving)

epi-

upon (Epigaea = on the ground)

equ-

referring to horses (equinus)

aequator-

referring to equatorial regions (aequatorialis)

equin- / equis-

referring to horses (Equisetum, the horsetail genus) (equisetifolia)

erem-

solitary, deserted (therefore usually refers to a desert) (Eremurus = desert + tail)

eri- / erio-

referring to wool (eriospatha = hairy spathe / eriocarpa = wooly fruit)

erica-

referring to the genus Erica, the Heath (ericoides)

erina-

referring to spines, a hedgehog (Erinacea)

eros-

jagged (erosus)

erubescens

retiring, blushing - usually referring to color - literally, emitting rose-color

erythr-

red (Erythrina, the tropical coral-tree)

escul-

edible (esculentum)

eu-

well, good, normal, complete (Eucalyptus, well and calypt (kalypt, calypt = covered, referring to the seed capsules) (eumorpha = well-formed)

ex-

out of, from (Exorrhiza = from the root)

exalt-

very high, tall, lofty (exaltata)

excel-

exalted, lofty, high, tall (excelsus / excelsior)

exci-

cut (excisus)

exigu-

small, lowly (exiguus)

exim-

distinguished (eximia)