A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

Epidermis, epiderm; the Epiderm, “the true cellular skin or covering of a plant below the cuticle” (Jackson); generally, a single layer of cells at the surface of a plant organ; in mosses used in reference to thallose liverworts; epidermis,-idis (s.f.III), abl. sg. epidermide, nom. & acc. pl. epidermides, gen. pl. epidermidum, dat. & abl.pl. epidermidibus [> Gk. epi-, laying on top of + dermis,-idis (s.f.III), a skin]; see cutis,-is (s.f.III), abl.sg. cute, the skin, used mostly in mycology; see pellicle, an evident superficial membrane or epidermis; see epithelium; see skin;

- epidermide silicea, with a siliceous epidermis.

- ostiola mascula epidermide insidentia (Steph.), male ostioles situated upon the epidermis.

- testa crustacea, epidermide solubili (B&H), test crustaceous [i.e. thin and brittle], with an epidermis that comes apart.

- species (2 ?), Americae calidioris indigenae, una inter trópicos utriusque orbis ob epidermidis seminis pulpam rubro tingentem culta (B&H), species (2?), a native of warmer America, one in the tropics of both sides of the world cultivated for the pulp of the skin of the seed tinged with red.

- semen pendulum, ovoideo-acuminatum, t e s ta membranacea, epidermide sicca (B&H), the seed pendulous, ovoid-acuminate, the test membranaceous with a dry skin.

- sporas sororum in quibusdam generibus membranam epidermidis perrumpi observavit Greville et affirmavit Decaisne (Agardh), Greville observed, and Decaisne affirmed the spores of the sori in certain genera broken through the membrane of the epidermis.

- In Padina eodem modo transformatione cellularum epidermidis oriuntur sporae (B&H), in Padina the spores arise in the same way, by the transformation of the cells of the epidermis.

- Florideae, ut ceterae Algae, nulla epidermide tectae sunt, sed membrana exterior frondis a cellulis terminalibus diversarum sérierurn cellularum, quae frondem constituunt, contexta est (Agardh), the Florideae, as in the other Algae, are covered with no epidermis, but the outer membrane of the frond is constructed from the terminal cells of diverse rows of cells, which make up the frond.

- cortex constans complexu celluloso sub epidermide sito , et stratis corticalibus, aliis exterioribus senioribus, aliis interioribus junioribus nomine Libri insignitis (DeCandolle) , the cortex is composed of the cellulose surroundings situated under the epidermis, and with the cortical layers, those outer the older, those inner the younger, are distinguished by the name Liber.

Epiblem: epiblema,-atis (s.n.III), “an epidermis consisting of thick-sided flattened cells” (Lindley); “1. The extremity of the roots with its root-hairs (Schleiden), now restricted to the primary integumentary tissue of the root, apart from the root-cap; 2. An epidermis of the thickened and flattened cells (Lindley)” (Jackson): epiblema,-atis (s.n.III),, abl.sg. epiblemate, nom. & acc. pl. epiblemata; see -blem (Eng.suffix).

Epidermophyton,-i (s.n.II), abl. sg. Epidermophyto, a genus name for a fungus including E floccosum (syn. E. inguinale and E. cruris) “on man (glabrous skin) causing tinea cruris and tinea pedis” (Ainsworth & Bisby; Epidermella,-ae (s.f.I), a genus of fungi.

Epiphloeum, “the layer of bark immediately below the Epiderm. The cellular integument of the bark: (Lindley): epiphloeum,-i (s.n.II), abl.sg. epiphloeo; see phloem.

Vasa exhalantia (nom.pl.n.), abl. pl. vasis exhalantibus [> L. vas, gen.sg. vasis (s.n.III), q.v., a vessel] “(obsol.) imaginary vessels found in the epidermis. They are in reality the sides of confluent cells” (Lindley).