'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