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Definition of Epiphyte
1. Noun. Plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it.
Exact synonyms: Aerophyte, Air Plant, Epiphytic Plant
Generic synonyms: Flora, Plant, Plant Life
Specialized synonyms: Clusia Insignis, Waxflower, Black Moss, Long Moss, Old Man's Beard, Spanish Moss, Tillandsia Usneoides, Aeschynanthus, Hemiepiphyte, Semiepiphyte, Strangler, Strangler Tree
Derivative terms: Epiphytic
Generic synonyms: Flora, Plant, Plant Life
Specialized synonyms: Clusia Insignis, Waxflower, Black Moss, Long Moss, Old Man's Beard, Spanish Moss, Tillandsia Usneoides, Aeschynanthus, Hemiepiphyte, Semiepiphyte, Strangler, Strangler Tree
Derivative terms: Epiphytic
Definition of Epiphyte
1. n. An air plant which grows on other plants, but does not derive its nourishment from them. See Air plant.
Definition of Epiphyte
1. Noun. (botany) A plant that grows on another, using it as a physical support but neither obtaining nutrients from it nor causing it any damage if also offering no benefit; an air plant. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Epiphyte
1. a plant growing upon another plant [n -S]
Medical Definition of Epiphyte
1. A plant growing on, but not parasitic on, another plant (often loosely applied to plants, such as orchids, that grow on vertical rock faces). Compare: parasite, saprophyte. (09 Oct 1997)
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