epimedium
- n herbaceous perennials of Mediterranean to India and eastern Asia
epimedium grandiflorum
- n slow-growing creeping plant with semi-evergreen leaves on erect wiry stems; used as ground cover
epimetheus
- n (Greek mythology) brother of Prometheus; despite Prometheus's warning against gifts from Zeus he accepted Pandora as his wife
epinephelus fulvus
- n black-spotted usually dusky-colored fish with reddish fins
epinephrin
- n a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action