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epiphyte
(encz) | epiphyte,epifyt n: Zdeněk Brož |
Epiphyte
(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.
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2. (Med.) A vegetable parasite growing on the surface of the
body. Epiphytic |
epiphyte
(wn) | epiphyte
n 1: 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}] |
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hemiepiphyte
(encz) | hemiepiphyte, n: |
semiepiphyte
(encz) | semiepiphyte, n: |
Epiphyte
(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 |
epiphytes
(gcide) | Air plant \Air" plant`\ (Bot.)
A plant deriving its sustenance from the air alone; an
a["e]rophyte.
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Note: The "Florida moss" (Tillandsia, many tropical
orchids, and most mosses and lichens are air plants.
Those which are lodged upon trees, but not parasitic on
them, such as the Spanish moss {Tillandsia
usneoides}), are epiphytes.
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hemiepiphyte
(wn) | hemiepiphyte
n 1: a plant that is an epiphyte for part of its life [syn:
hemiepiphyte, semiepiphyte] |
semiepiphyte
(wn) | semiepiphyte
n 1: a plant that is an epiphyte for part of its life [syn:
hemiepiphyte, semiepiphyte] |
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