Defenition of the word epiphyte

• Defenition of the word epiphyte

  • A plant that grows on another plant but does not obtain nutrients from it.
  • plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it

Synonyms for the word epiphyte

• • aerophyte
  • air plant
  • epiphytic plant

Hyponyms for the word epiphyte

• • aeschynanthus
  • black moss
  • Clusia insignis
  • hemiepiphyte
  • long moss
  • old man's beard
  • semiepiphyte
  • Spanish moss
  • strangler
  • strangler tree
  • Tillandsia usneoides
  • waxflower

Hypernyms for the word epiphyte

• • flora
  • plant
  • plant life

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