Hypertext Webster Gateway: "epiphyte"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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}.
2. (Med.) A vegetable parasite growing on the surface of the
body.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
epiphyte
n : plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and
rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on
it [syn: {air plant}, {aerophyte}, {epiphytic plant}]
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