epiphyllospermous
English
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.
- 1843 Charles Knight, George Long - The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge
References
- OED 2nd edition 1989