epiphyllospermous

/ˌɛpɪˌfɪləˈspɜː(ɹ)məs/

adjective

That bears seeds on the backs of the leaves

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adjectiveepiphyllospermous (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoletebiologyThat bears seeds on the backs of the leaves

    EPIPHYLLOSPERMOUS PLANTS, so called by the old botanists, because they bore their seed upon the back of their leaves. They are what have more recently been called dorsiferous ferns.

    1843, Charles Knight, George Long, The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, volume 9, page 477
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