Epithets E
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| Epithet | Meaning | Reference |
| echinata
| Set with prickles or spines (echinus, a hedgehog, or a prickle). | Z |
| echinatum
| Set with prickles or spines (echinus, a hedgehog, or a prickle). | Z |
| echinatus
| Set with prickles or spines (echinus, a hedgehog, or a prickle). | Z |
| echioides
| Resembling Viper's-Bugloss, Echium. | Z |
| edule
| Eatable. | Z |
| edulis
| Eatable. | Z |
| effusum
| Pouring forth, loosely spreading. | Z |
| effusus
| Pouring forth, loosely spreading. | Z |
| eglanteriae
| (Growing on) Eglantine, name used in the past for Rose and Honeysuckle. | |
| egregius
| Extraordinary, eminent. | Z |
| elata
| Exalted, tall, lofty, stately. | Z |
| elatior
| Higher, very lofty. | Z |
| elatius
| Higher, very lofty. | Z |
| elatum
| Exalted, tall, lofty, stately. | Z |
| elatus
| Exalted, tall, lofty, stately. | Z |
| elegans
| Graceful, neat, nice. | Z |
| elegantissima
| Exquisitely fine or nice. | Z |
| elliptica
| Shaped like an ellipse. | Z |
| elodes
| Bog loving. | Z |
| elongata
| Lengthened, drawn out, extended. | Z |
| elongatum
| Lengthened, drawn out, extended. | Z |
| elongatus
| Lengthened, drawn out, extended. | Z |
| elwesii
| After botanist, (Henry John) Elwes. | JS |
| emersum
| Raised above the water level. | Z |
| emerus
| Domesticated, cultivated. | Z |
| eminens
| Conspicuous, distinguished. | Z |
| endivia
| Endive. | Z |
| ensata
| Sword-shaped, as the leaves of Iris. | Z |
| ensifolium
| With sword-shaped leaves. | DBE |
| ensifolius
| With sword-like leaves. | Z |
| epilinum
| Dodder, a parasite growing on flax. | Z |
| epithymum
| Growing as a parasite on thyme. | Z |
| equisetiforme
| Resembling Horse-tail or Joint-Grass. | Z |
| erecta
| Upright, perpendicular. | Z |
| erectum
| Upright, perpendicular. | Z |
| erectus
| Upright, perpendicular. | Z |
| eriantha
| Bearing woolly flowers. | Z |
| erianthus
| Bearing woolly flowers. | Z |
| ericetorum
| Peat or heath loving. | Z |
| ericoides
| Resembling heather, Erica. | Z |
| eriocarpa
| Bearing woolly fruits. | Z |
| eriophorum
| Like Cottongrass, Eriophorum. From Greek, bearing wool. | DBE |
| erubescens
| Pale red, turning red. | Z |
| eruciformis
| Tendril-like. | Z |
| erythraea
| With reddish tinge. | Z |
| erythrocarpa
| Bearing red fruit. | Z |
| erythrocephala
| Bearing red heads. | Z |
| esculenta
| Eatable, fit for human food. | Z |
| esculentum
| Eatable, fit for human food. | Z |
| esculentus
| Eatable, fit for human food. | Z |
| esula
| Eatable (for the hungry). | Z |
| etrusca
| From ancient Etruria, now Tuscany. | Z |
| eupatoria
| Like Eupatorium, Hemp-agrimony ? | |
| europaea
| From Europe. | Z |
| europaeum
| From Europe. | Z |
| europaeus
| From Europe. | Z |
| exaltata
| Erect, lofty, commanding. | Z |
| exaltatum
| Erect, lofty, commanding. | Z |
| exaltatus
| Erect, lofty, commanding. | Z |
| exarata
| Brittle, inclined to splinter. | Z |
| exaratum
| Brittle, inclined to splinter. | Z |
| excellens
| Excellent, superb. | Z |
| excelsa
| High, elevated. | Z |
| excelsior
| Raised, elevated above its surroundings. | Z |
| excipuliformis
| Funnel shaped. | Z |
| exigua
| Small, narrow, insignificant. | Z |
| exilis
| Thin, weak, meagre, lank and straight. | Z |
| expansa
| Expanded, spread, diffused, as a flower in full perfection. | Z |
| expansum
| Expanded, spread, diffused, as a flower in full perfection. | Z |
| exsertum
| Protruding, projecting (of stamens beyond the corolla). | Z |
| extensa
| Stretched out, extended, spread. | Z |

