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Webster 1913 Edition

Dorsiparous

Dor-sip′a-rous

,
Adj.
[
Dorsum
+ L.
parere
to bring forth.]
(Biol.)
Same as
Dorsiferous
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Dorsiparous

DORSIFEROUS

, DORSIPAROUS,
Adj.
[L., the back; to bear.] In botany, bearing or producing seeds on the back of their leaves; an epithet given to ferns or plants of the capillary kind without stalks.

Definition 2024

dorsiparous

dorsiparous

English

Adjective

dorsiparous ‎(not comparable)

  1. dorsiferous

Etymology

From dorsum + Latin parere ‎(“to bring forth”).

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