'Tergiferous' definitions:
Definition of 'Tergiferous'
From: GCIDE
- Tergiferous \Ter*gif"er*ous\, a. [L. tergum the back + -ferous.] Carrying or bearing upon the back. [1913 Webster]
- Tergiferous plants (Bot.), plants which bear their seeds on the back of their leaves, as ferns. [1913 Webster]