Tergiferous

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

  Tergiferous \Ter*gif"er*ous\, a. [L. tergum the back + -ferous.]
     Carrying or bearing upon the back.
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     {Tergiferous plants} (Bot.), plants which bear their seeds on
        the back of their leaves, as ferns.


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