epi phyllo spermous

[Gr. epi upon; phyllon a leaf; sperm a =a seed, and Eng., ., suff. -ous.] Bot.: Having the seeds on the back of the frond or leaf. Plants with this character are now called dorsiferous ferns. ěp-1-phyl-lous, a. [Gr. epi =upon, phyllon = a leaf, and Eng., ., suff. -ous.] Bot .: Inserted upon the leaf. fate, făt, färe, amidst, what, fall, 1678