‖n.; pl. Endorhizæ [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; within + &unr_; root. ] (Bot.) Any monocotyledonous plant; -- so named because many monocotyledons have an endorhizal embryo. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Endorhiza was proposed by Richard as a substitute for the term endogen, and exorhiza as a substitute for the term exogen; but they have not been generally adopted.

{ } a. (Bot.) Having the radicle of the embryo sheathed by the cotyledon, through which the embryo bursts in germination, as in many monocotyledonous plants. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Endorsed p. pr. & vb. n. Endorsing. ] [ Formerly endosse, fr. F. endosser to put on the back, to endorse; pref. en- (L. in) + dos back, L. dorsum. See Dorsal, and cf. Indorse. ] Same as Indorse. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Both endorse and indorse are used by good writers; but the tendency is to the more general use of indorse and its derivatives indorsee, indorser, and indorsement. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Her.) A subordinary, resembling the pale, but of one fourth its width (according to some writers, one eighth). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Indorsee. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. endossement. ] Same as Indorsement. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Indorser. [ 1913 Webster ]