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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.