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单词 dorsiferous
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dorsiferousadj.

/dɔːˈsɪfərəs/
Etymology: < Latin -fer bearing.
1. Botany. Bearing the fructification (as a fern) upon the back (i.e. under side) of the frond.
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1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Dorsiferous, or Dorsiparous Plants,..bear their Seeds on the Backside of their Leaves.
1832 J. Lindley Introd. Bot. i. iii. 196 Polypodiaceæ, or what are more commonly called dorsiferous ferns.
2. = dorsiparous adj. b.
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1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. at Dorsiferous Dorsiparous, is used of plants that have the seeds on the back of their leaves, as fern; and may be properly used of the American frog, which brings forth young from her back.
3. = dorsigerous adj. (In recent dictionaries.)
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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