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Elliptic
Oval-shaped, with the widest part in the middle and tapering toward both ends. See drawing of leaf shapes.

Elongate
Narrow, with the length many times the width.

Emarginate
A notch at the rounded apex. See leaf apex drawings.

Emersed
Reaching above the surface of the water.

Emetic
Something that causes vomiting.

Entire
A continuous margin without any kind of teeth or lobes. See drawing of leaf margins.

Erect
Upright. See drawing of stem forms.

Erose
Irregularly notched at the tip. Appears "gnawed" or eroded.

Escaped
Plants that have been cultivated, but spread from that location into the wild.

Exserted
Projecting or protruding beyond.