About The Word Epiphyte
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Epiphyte
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What's The Definition Of Epiphyte?
[n] plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it
Synonyms | Synonyms for Epiphyte: aerophyte | air plant | epiphytic plant Related Terms | Find terms related to Epiphyte: See Also | aeschynanthus | black moss | Clusia insignis | flora | hemiepiphyte | long moss | old man's beard | plant | plant life | semiepiphyte | Spanish moss | strangler | strangler tree | Tillandsia usneoides | waxflower Epiphyte In Webster's Dictionary \Ep"i*phyte\, n. [Gr. 'epi` upon + fyto`n plant, ? to
grow: cf. F. ['e]piphyte.]
1. (Bot.) An air plant which grows on other plants, but does
not derive its nourishment from them. See {Air plant}.
2. (Med.) A vegetable parasite growing on the surface of the
body.
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