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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LATERIFOLIOUS

a.[L. latus, side, and folium, leaf. ] In botany, growing on the side of a leaf at the base; as a laterifolious flower.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LATERIFOLIOUS

Lat `er *i *fo "li *ous, a. Etym: [L. latus, lateris, side + folium leaf: cf. F. latérifolié.] (Bot. )

 

Defn: Growing from the stem by the side of a leaf; as, a laterifolious flower.