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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɛpɪˌfɪləˈspɜː(ɹ)məs/
Adjective
epiphyllospermous (not comparable)
- (obsolete, botany) That bears seeds on the backs of the leaves
1843, Charles Knight, George Long, The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge: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.
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