epiphragm (epifram)

[NL. epiphragm a, Gr. ἐπίφραγμα, a covering, lid, careous deposit. See clausilium. This is known as the epiphragm , and is formed when the animal retires in winter or in a season of drought. In Clausilia this epiphragm is a permanent structure, and is fastened to the mouth of the shell by an elastic stalk, so that it works as a trap-door. Stand. Nat . Hist ., I. 304. epiphragm a (ep-i-frag'ma), n.; pl. epiphrag mat a (-ma-tä). [NL.: see epiphragm .] Same as epiphragm. epiphragmal (ep-i-frag'mal), a. [ as epiphyllous. epiphyllospermous (ep-i-fil-o-spèr'mus), a. [ Gr. ἐπί, upon, + φύλλον (= L. fo lium), leaf, + σπέρμα, seed, + -ous.) In bot., bearing the fruit or spores on the back of the leaves or fronds, as ferns. epiphyllous (ep-i-fil'us), a. [ Part of Epiphyllospermous Frond. hypogenous. Also epiphylline. Epiphyllum (ep-i-fil'um), n. [NL. (so called from the apparent position of the flower), um), a leaf.] A Brazilian genus of low cactaceous plants, with numerous branches formed IMG:content-0617.png:[merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small] E. E , epiphyses gtr , Itr, greater le er trochanter; h, head; et, it, external and internal tuberosity; ec, ic, external and inter of short, flattened, bright green joints, bearing showy rose-red flowers at the sum mit. There are three species. E. truncatum and E. Ru el lianum are frequently cultivated in greenhouses.