Meanings
adjectivedorsiferous (not comparable)
- archaicnot comparablebiologyBearing, or producing seeds on the back of the leaf.
dorsiferous ferns
Synonyms: dorsigerous
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveBearing, or producing seeds on the back of the leaf.
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Origin
From dorsi- + -ferous; compare French dorsifère.
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Rhymes with dorsiferous
carboniferousseminiferouscruciferousmetalliferousfossiliferousodoriferousacetabuliferousacidiferousaeriferousaestiferousagatiferousalbuminiferousaliferousalkaliferousalumiferousaluminiferousamberiferousamentiferousammonitiferousamygdaliferousamyliferousanatiferousangeliferousantenniferous
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APA
dorsiferous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dorsiferous
MLA
“dorsiferous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dorsiferous. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dorsiferous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dorsiferous.
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