ep·i·phyte
(ĕpə-fit′)
(ĕpə-fit′)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.
ep′i·phytic(-fitik), ep′i·phyti·caladj.
ep′i·phyti·cal·lyadv.
epiphytean epiphytic bromeliad