||E*piph"o*ra (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. 'epifora`, fr. 'epife`rein to bring to or upon; 'epi` + fe`rein to bring.] 1. (Med.) The watery eye; a disease in which the tears accumulate in the eye, and trickle over the cheek.
2. (Rhet.) The emphatic repetition of a word or phrase, at the end of several sentences or stanzas.
Ep"i*phragm (?), n. [Gr. &?; a covering, lid, fr. &?; to block up.] (Zoöl.) A membranaceous or calcareous septum with which some mollusks close the aperture of the shell during the time of hibernation, or æstivation.
Ep`i*phyl`lo*sper"mous (?), a. [Gr. 'epi` + fy`llon leaf + spe`rma seed.] (Bot.) Bearing fruit on the back of the leaves, as ferns. Harris (1710).
E*piph"yl*lous (?), a. [Gr. 'epi` + fy`llon leaf.] (Bot.) Growing upon, or inserted into, the leaf.
||Ep`i*phyl"lum (?), n. [NL.] (Bot.) A genus of cactaceous plants having flattened, jointed stems, and petals united in a tube. The flowers are very showy, and several species are in cultivation.
{ Ep`i*phys"e*al (?), Ep`i*phys"i*al (?), } (Anat.) Pertaining to, or having the nature of, an epiphysis.
||E*piph"y*sis (?), n.; pl. Epiphyses (#). [NL., fr. Gr. 'epi`fysis, fr. 'epify`ein to grow upon; 'epi` upon + fy`ein to grow.] (Anat.) (a) The end, or other superficial part, of a bone, which ossifies separately from the central portion, or diaphysis. (b) The cerebral epiphysis, or pineal gland. See Pineal gland, under Pineal.
E*piph"y*tal (?), a. (Bot.) Pertaining to an epiphyte.
Ep"i*phyte (?), n. [Gr. 'epi` upon + fyto`n plant, &?; to grow: cf. F. épiphyte.] 1. (Bot.) An air plant which grows on other plants, but does not derive its nourishment from them. See Air plant.