Hypophyllous

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hypophyllous \Hy*poph"yl*lous\, a. [Pref. hypo- + Gr. ? leaf.]
     (Bot.)
     Being or growing on the under side of a leaf, as the fruit
     dots of ferns.
     [1913 Webster]