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tergiferous, a. Bot. rare—0.|tɜːˈdʒɪfərəs| [f. L. terg-um the back: see -ferous.] Bearing the fructification on the back of the frond, as a fern: = dorsiferous 1. Also † tergiˈfetous a. [fœtus] in same sense.
1704J. Harris Lex. Techn. I, Tergefætous Plants, such Herbs..as bear their Seeds on the backsides of their Leaves. 1847Webster s.v., Tergiferous plants. |