'Epiphyte' definitions:

Definition of 'epiphyte'

(from WordNet)
noun
Plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it [syn: air plant, epiphyte, aerophyte, epiphytic plant]

Definition of 'Epiphyte'

From: GCIDE
  • Epiphyte \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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Med.) A vegetable parasite growing on the surface of the body. Epiphytic

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