epiphyllousadj.
/ɛpɪˈfɪləs/ Botany.
That grows upon a leaf: predicated
a. of parasitical fungi.
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1874 M. C. Cooke Fungi 128 The epiphyllous Coniomycetes.
b. of stamens inserted upon the perianth.
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1872 D. Oliver Lessons Elem. Bot. (new ed.) i. v. 51 There are [in Daffodil] six stamens, inserted upon the perianth (epiphyllous).
c. of flowers growing on the surface of a leaf.
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1835 J. Lindley Introd. Bot. (1848) II. 380 Epiphyllous; inserted upon the leaf.
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