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Epiphyte

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Noun

1. aerophyte, air plant, epiphyte, epiphytic plant

plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Epiphyte

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noun
a plant that grows on another plant but is not parasitic on it

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Epiphyte

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noun
1. 
a plant that grows on another plant but is not a parasite and produces its own food by photosynthesis, as certain orchids, mosses, and lichens; air plant
2. 
a plant parasitic on the external surface of an animal body

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Epiphyte

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n.
A plant, such as a tropical orchid or a staghorn fern, that grows on another plant upon which it depends for mechanical support but not for nutrients.Also called aerophyte, air plant.

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