Endocarp En"do·carp noun [
Endo- + Greek ... fruit: confer French
endocarpe .]
(Botany) The inner layer of a ripened or fructified ovary.
Endochondral En`do·chon"dral adjective [
Endo- + Greek ... cartilage.]
(Physiol.) Growing or developing within cartilage; -- applied esp. to developing bone.
Endochrome En"do·chrome noun [
Endo- + Greek ... color.]
(Botany) The coloring matter within the cells of plants, whether green, red, yellow, or any other color.
Endoctrine En·doc"trine transitive verb [ Prefix
en- +
doctrine .]
To teach; to indoctrinate. [ Obsolete]
Donne.
Endocyst En"do·cyst noun [
Endo- + Greek ... bladder, a bag.]
(Zoology) The inner layer of the cells of Bryozoa.
Endoderm En"do·derm noun [
Endo- + Greek ... skin.]
(Biol.) (a) The inner layer of the skin or integument of an animal. (b) The innermost layer of the blastoderm and the structures derived from it; the hypoblast; the entoblast. See Illust. of Ectoderm .
Endodermal, Endodermic En`do·der"mal, En`do·der"mic adjective (Biol.) Of or pertaining to the endoderm.
Endodermis En`do·der"mis noun [ New Latin See
Endoderm .]
(Botany) A layer of cells forming a kind of cuticle inside of the proper cortical layer, or surrounding an individual fibrovascular bundle.
Endogamous En·dog"a·mous adjective [
Endo- + Greek ... marriage.]
Marrying within the same tribe; -- opposed to exogamous .
Endogamy En·dog"a·my noun Marriage only within the tribe; a custom restricting a man in his choice of a wife to the tribe to which he belongs; -- opposed to exogamy .
Endogen En"do·gen noun [
Endo- +
- gen : confer French
endogène .]
(Botany) A plant which increases in size by internal growth and elongation at the summit, having the wood in the form of bundles or threads, irregularly distributed throughout the whole diameter, not forming annual layers, and with no distinct pith. The leaves of the endogens have, usually, parallel veins, their flowers are mostly in three, or some multiple of three, parts, and their embryos have but a single cotyledon, with the first leaves alternate. The endogens constitute one of the great primary classes of plants, and included all palms, true lilies, grasses, rushes, orchids, the banana, pineapple, etc. See Exogen .
Endogenesis En`do·gen"e·sis noun [
Endo- +
genesis .]
(Biol.) Endogeny.
Endogenetic En`do·ge·net"ic adjective (Biol.) Endogenous.
Endogenous En·dog"e·nous adjective 1. (Botany) Increasing by internal growth and elongation at the summit, instead of externally, and having no distinction of pith, wood, and bark, as the rattan, the palm, the cornstalk. 2. (Biol.) Originating from within; increasing by internal growth. Endogenous multiplication (Biol.) ,
a method of cell formation, seen in cells having a cell wall. The nucleus and protoplasm divide into two distinct masses; these in turn become divided and subdivided, each division becoming a new cell, until finally the original cell wall is ruptured and the new cells are liberated (see Segmentation , and Illust. of Cell Division , under Division ). This mode of growth is characteristic of many forms of cells, both animal and vegetable.
Endogenously En·dog"e·nous·ly adverb By endogenous growth.
Endogeny En·dog"e·ny noun [ See
Endogenesis .]
(Biol.) Growth from within; multiplication of cells by endogenous division, as in the development of one or more cells in the interior of a parent cell.
Endognath En"dog·nath noun [
Endo- + Greek
gna`qos the jaw.]
(Zoology) The inner or principal branch of the oral appendages of Crustacea. See Maxilla .
Endognathal En·dog"na·thal adjective (Zoology) Pertaining to the endognath.
Endolymph En"do·lymph noun [
Endo- +
lymph : confer French
endolymphe .]
(Anat.) The watery fluid contained in the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear.
Endolymphangial En"do·lym·phan"gi·al adjective [
Endo- +
lymphangial .]
(Anat.) Within a lymphatic vessel.
Endolymphatic En"do·lym·phat"ic adjective [
Endo- +
lymphatic .]
(Anat.) (a) Pertaining to, or containing, endolymph; as, the endolymphatic duct. (b) Within a lymphatic vessel; endolymphangial.
Endome En·dome" transitive verb To cover as with a dome.
Endometritis En`do·me·tri"tis noun [ New Latin See
Endometrium , and
-itis .]
(Medicine) Inflammation of the endometrium.
Endometrium En`do·me"tri·um noun [ New Latin , from Greek
'e`ndon within +
mh`tra the womb.]
(Anat.) The membrane lining the inner surface of the uterus, or womb.
Endomorph En"do·morph noun [
Endo- + Greek ... form.]
(Min.) A crystal of one species inclosed within one of another, as one of rutile inclosed in quartz.
Endomysium En`do·my"si·um noun [ New Latin , from Greek
'e`ndon within +
my^s a muscle.]
(Anat.) The delicate bands of connective tissue interspersed among muscular fibers.
Endoneurium En`do·neu"ri·um noun [ New Latin , from Greek
'e`ndon within + ... a sinew, nerve.]
(Anat.) The delicate bands of connective tissue among nerve fibers.
Endoparasite En`do·par"a·site noun [
Endo- +
parasite .]
(Zoology) Any parasite which lives in the internal organs of an animal, as the tapeworms, Trichina, etc.; -- opposed to ectoparasite . See Entozoön . --
En`do*par`a*sit"ic adjective
Endophlœum En`do·phlœ"um (ĕn`dō*flē"ŭm)
noun [ New Latin , from Greek
'e`ndon within +
floio`s bark.]
(Botany) The inner layer of the bark of trees.
Endophragma En`do·phrag"ma noun [ New Latin , from Greek
'e`ndon +
fra`gma a fence.]
(Zoology) A chitinous structure above the nervous cord in the thorax of certain Crustacea.
Endophragmal En`do·phrag"mal adjective (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the endophragma.
Endophyllous En·doph"yl·lous adjective [
Endo- + Greek
fy`llon leaf.]
(Botany) Wrapped up within a leaf or sheath.
Endoplasm En"do·plasm noun [
Endo- + Greek ... anything formed or molded.]
(Biol.) The protoplasm in the interior of a cell.
Endoplasma En`do·plas"ma noun [ New Latin See
Endoplasm .]
(Biol.) Same as Entoplasm and Endosarc .
Endoplast En"do·plast noun [
Endo- + Greek ... to form.]
(Biol.) See Nucleus .
Endoplastica En`do·plas"ti·ca noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek ... within + ... plastic.]
(Zoology) A group of Rhizopoda having a distinct nucleus, as the amœba.
Endoplastule En`do·plas"tule noun [ A dim. from
endo- + Greek ... to mold.]
(Biol.) See Nucleolus .
Endopleura En`do·pleu"ra noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... within + ... rib, side. See
Pleura .]
(Botany) The inner coating of a seed. See Tegmen .
Endopleurite En`do·pleu"rite noun [
Endo- + Greek ... a rib.]
(Zoology) The portion of each apodeme developed from the interepimeral membrane in certain crustaceans.
Endopodite En·dop"o·dite noun [
Endo- + Greek ..., ..., a foot.]
(Zoology) The internal or principal branch of the locomotive appendages of Crustacea. See Maxilliped .
Endorhiza En`do·rhi"za noun ;
plural Endorhizæ . [ New Latin , from Greek ... within + ... root.]
(Botany) Any monocotyledonous plant; -- so named because many monocotyledons have an endorhizal embryo. »
Endorhiza was proposed by Richard as a substitute for the term
endogen , and
exorhiza as a substitute for the term
exogen ; but they have not been generally adopted.
Endorhizal, Endorhizous En`do·rhi"zal, En`do·rhi"zous adjective (Botany) Having the radicle of the embryo sheathed by the cotyledon, through which the embryo bursts in germination, as in many monocotyledonous plants.
Endorse En·dorse" transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Endorsed ;
present participle & verbal noun Endorsing .] [ Formerly
endosse , from French
endosser to put on the back, to endorse; prefix
en- (L.
in ) +
dos back, Latin
dorsum . See
Dorsal , and confer
Indorse .]
Same as Indorse . » Both
endorse and
indorse are used by good writers; but the tendency is to the more general use of
indorse and its derivatives
indorsee ,
indorser , and
indorsement .
Endorse En·dorse" noun (Her.) A subordinary, resembling the pale, but of one fourth its width (according to some writers, one eighth).
Endorsee En`dor·see" noun Same as Indorsee .
Endorsement En·dorse"ment noun [ Confer French
endossement .]
Same as Indorsement .
Endorser En·dors"er noun Same as Indorser .
Endosarc En"do·sarc noun [
Endo- + Greek ..., ..., flesh.]
(Biol.) The semifluid, granular interior of certain unicellular organisms, as the inner layer of sarcode in the amœba; entoplasm; endoplasta.
Endoscope En"do·scope noun [
Endo- +
-scope .]
(Medicine) An instrument for examining the interior of the rectum, the urethra, and the bladder.
Endoscopy En·dos"co·py noun (Medicine) The art or process of examining by means of the endoscope.
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