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epiphyllous, a. Bot.|ɛpɪˈfɪləs|
[f. epi- + Gr. ϕύλλ-ον leaf + -ous.]
That grows upon a leaf: predicated a. of parasitical fungi; b. of stamens inserted upon the perianth; c. of flowers growing on the surface of a leaf.
1835Lindley Introd. Bot. (1848) II. 380 Epiphyllous; inserted upon the leaf. 1872Oliver Elem. Bot. i. v. 51 There are [in Daffodil] six stamens, inserted upon the perianth (epiphyllous). 1874M. C. Cooke Fungi 128 The epiphyllous Coniomycetes. |
