Ephippidae
         n 1: small family comprising the spadefishes [syn: {Ephippidae},
               {family Ephippidae}]

English Dictionary: epiphytic plant	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
epiphyte n plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it Synonym(s): air plant, epiphyte, aerophyte, epiphytic plant
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
epiphytic adj of or relating to epiphytes
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
epiphytic plant n plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it Synonym(s): air plant, epiphyte, aerophyte, epiphytic plant
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
epiphytotic adj (of plants) epidemic among plants of a single kind especially over a wide area; "an epiphytotic blight of potatoes"; "epiphytotic conditions associated with a single-plant agriculture"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Epipedometry \Ep`i*pe*dom"e*try\, n. [Gr. 'epi`pedos on the       ground, level ('epi` + pe`don ground) + -metry.] (Geom.)       The mensuration of figures standing on the same base. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Epipetalous \Ep`i*pet"al*ous\, a. [Pref. epi- + petal.] (Bot.)       Borne on the petals or corolla.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Epiphytal \E*piph"y*tal\, a. (Bot.)       Pertaining to an epiphyte.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Epiphyte \Ep"i*phyte\, n. [Gr. 'epi` upon + fyto`n plant, [?] to       grow: cf. F. [82]piphyte.]       1. (Bot.) An air plant which grows on other plants, but does             not derive its nourishment from them. See {Air plant}.          2. (Med.) A vegetable parasite growing on the surface of the             body.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Epiphytic \Ep`i*phyt"ic\, Epiphytical \Ep`i*phyt"ic*al\, a.       (Bot.)       Pertaining to, or having the nature of, an epiphyte. --       {Ep`i*phyt"ic*al*ly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Epiphytic \Ep`i*phyt"ic\, Epiphytical \Ep`i*phyt"ic*al\, a.       (Bot.)       Pertaining to, or having the nature of, an epiphyte. --       {Ep`i*phyt"ic*al*ly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Epiphytic \Ep`i*phyt"ic\, Epiphytical \Ep`i*phyt"ic*al\, a.       (Bot.)       Pertaining to, or having the nature of, an epiphyte. --       {Ep`i*phyt"ic*al*ly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Epipodium \[d8]Ep`i*po"di*um\, n.; pl. {Epipodia}. [NL., fr.       Gr. 'epi` upon + [?], [?], foot.] (Zo[94]l.)       One of the lateral lobes of the foot in certain gastropods.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Epipodial \Ep`i*po"di*al\, a.       1. (Anat.) Pertaining to the epipodialia or the parts of the             limbs to which they belong.          2. (Zo[94]l.) Pertaining to the epipodium of Mollusca.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Epipodiale \[d8]Ep`i*po`di*a"le\, n.; pl. {Epipodialia}. [NL.,       fr. Gr. 'epi` upon + [?], dim. of [?], [?], foot.] (Anat.)       One of the bones of either the forearm or shank, the       epipodialia being the radius, ulna, tibia, and fibula.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Epipodite \E*pip"o*dite\, n. [See {Epipodium}.] (Zo[94]l.)       The outer branch of the legs in certain Crustacea. See       {Maxilliped}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Epipteric \Ep`ip*ter"ic\, a. [Pref. epi- + Gr. [?] wing. So       called because above the wing of the sphenoid.] (Anat.)       Pertaining to a small Wormian bone sometimes present in the       human skull between the parietal and the great wing of the       sphenoid. -- n. The epipteric bone.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Epipterygoid \Ep`ip*ter"y*goid\, a. [Pref. epi- + pterygoid.]       (Anat.)       Situated upon or above the pterygoid bone. -- n. An       epipterygoid bone or cartilage; the columella in the skulls       of many lizards.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Epopt \Ep"opt\, n. [Gr. [?] one initiated into the Eleusinian       mysteries.]       One instructed in the mysteries of a secret system.       --Carlyle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eupeptic \Eu*pep"tic\, a. [Gr. [?].]       Of or pertaining to good digestion; easy of digestion; having       a good digestion; as, eupeptic food; an eupeptic man.                   Wrapt in lazy eupeptic fat.                     --Carlyle.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Ephphatha       the Greek form of a Syro-Chaldaic or Aramaic word, meaning "Be       opened," uttered by Christ when healing the man who was deaf and       dumb (Mark 7:34). It is one of the characteristics of Mark that       he uses the very Aramaic words which fell from our Lord's lips.       (See 3:17; 5:41; 7:11; 14:36; 15:34.)
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Ephphatha, be opened