a. Bot. Obs. [f. EPI- + Gr. φύλλο-ν leaf + σπέρμ-α seed + -OUS.] Having the seeds on the back of the leaves. Cf. DORSIFEROUS.
1704. J. Harris, Lex. Techn., Epip[h]yllospermous Plants.
1706. in Phillips.
1760. J. Lee, Introd. Bot. (1776), 150 (Jod.). Such Plants as are dorsiferous. [Note.] These have been called also Epiphyllospermous.
1828. in Webster; and in mod. Dicts.
