epenthetic

[Gr. epi =on, upon; enthetos =put in; entithèmi =to place or put in.] Gram.: Inserted or added in the middle of a word, ě-per'gne ( g silent), s. [Etym. doubtful; perhaps from Fr. épargne =thrift, economy.] An ornamented stand for a large dish on a table. ě-pěr-ŭ-a, s. [From eperu, the Guyanan name of the fruit of Eperua falcata. (See def.)] Bot.: A genus of leguminous plants, sub-order Cæsalpiniese, tribe Amherstiese. Eperua falcata , the Wallaba tree of Guiana, has abruptly pinnate leaves, and peduncles of flowers. Sir R. Schomburgh says that the wood is deep red, frequently varied with whitish streaks, hard, heavy, shining, impregnated with an oily resin, and in consequence very durable. ( Lindley , .) ě-pěx-ě-ge-sis, s . [Gr., from epexēgeomai to narrate in detail; exēgeomai =to lead out, to detail; ( ex )=out, and hegeomai =to lead.] [EXEGESIS.) A full or detailed account or explanation of some thing which has gone before; exegesis.