E-pĭphʹyl-loŭs or Epʹi-phŷlʹloŭs, a.

adjective

(117), a. [Gr. ἐπί, upon, and φύλλον, leaf.] (Bot.) Growing or inserted upon the leaf.

A leaf with a round fruit growing from its side.
Epiphyllous Fruit. Dunglison.