ALL meanings of dorsiferous
dor·sif·er·ous
D d - adjective dorsiferous borne on the back, as the sori on most ferns. 1
- adjective dorsiferous bearing or carrying (young, spores, etc) on the back or dorsal surface 0
- adjective dorsiferous (biology) Bearing, or producing, on the back; applied to ferns which produce seeds on the back of the leaf, and to certain Batrachia, whose ova become attached to the skin of the parent's back, where they develop. 0