epiphyte

[ ep-uh-fahyt ]

/ ˈɛp əˌfaɪt /

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noun Botany.

a plant that grows above the ground, supported nonparasitically by another plant or object, and deriving its nutrients and water from rain, the air, dust, etc.; air plant; aerophyte.

Origin of epiphyte

First recorded in 1840–50; epi- + -phyte

OTHER WORDS FROM epiphyte

ep·i·phyt·ic

[ep-uh-fit-ik], /ˌɛp əˈfɪt ɪk/, ep·i·phyt·i·cal, adjectiveep·i·phyt·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby epiphyte

epiphysial line, epiphysial plate, epiphysiolysis, epiphysis, epiphysitis, epiphyte, epiphytotic, epipial, epiplo-, epiploic, epiploic appendix

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Example sentences from the Web for epiphyte

Here occurred the only Epiphyte observed during the expedition.
Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia|Thomas Mitchell
One is purely an epiphyte, growing attached to a tree like many of the orchids.
Tropic Days|E. J. Banfield
The same difficulty may have existed in the case of the herbaceous Miadesmia, if, as Miss Benson conjectures, it was an epiphyte.
Darwin and Modern Science|A.C. Seward and Others
Epiphyte, a plant growing on another plant, but not nourished by it, 36.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray

Aërides, Saccolabiums, and Vandas seem to be exceptions, as they represent the highest development of the epiphyte.
Orchids|James O'Brien

British Dictionary definitions for epiphyte

epiphyte

/ (ˈɛpɪˌfaɪt) /

noun

a plant that grows on another plant but is not parasitic on it

Derived forms of epiphyte

epiphytic (ˌɛpɪˈfɪtɪk), epiphytal or epiphytical, adjectiveepiphytically, adverb

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Scientific definitions for epiphyte

epiphyte

[ ĕp′ə-fīt′ ]

A plant that grows on another plant and depends on it for support but not food. Epiphytes get moisture and nutrients from the air or from small pools of water that collect on the host plant. Spanish moss and many orchids are epiphytes. Also called aerophyte air plant

Other words from epiphyte

epiphytic adjective (ĕp′ə-fĭt′ĭk)

单词	epiphyte
释义	epiphyte [ ep-uh-fahyt ] / ˈɛp əˌfaɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR epiphyte ON THESAURUS.COM noun Botany. a plant that grows above the ground, supported nonparasitically by another plant or object, and deriving its nutrients and water from rain, the air, dust, etc.; air plant; aerophyte. Origin of epiphyte First recorded in 1840–50; epi- + -phyte OTHER WORDS FROM epiphyte ep·i·phyt·ic [ep-uh-fit-ik], /ˌɛp əˈfɪt ɪk/, ep·i·phyt·i·cal, adjectiveep·i·phyt·i·cal·ly, adverb Words nearby epiphyte epiphysial line, epiphysial plate, epiphysiolysis, epiphysis, epiphysitis, epiphyte, epiphytotic, epipial, epiplo-, epiploic, epiploic appendix Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for epiphyte Here occurred the only Epiphyte observed during the expedition. Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia\|Thomas Mitchell One is purely an epiphyte, growing attached to a tree like many of the orchids. Tropic Days\|E. J. Banfield The same difficulty may have existed in the case of the herbaceous Miadesmia, if, as Miss Benson conjectures, it was an epiphyte. Darwin and Modern Science\|A.C. Seward and Others Epiphyte, a plant growing on another plant, but not nourished by it, 36. The Elements of Botany\|Asa Gray Aërides, Saccolabiums, and Vandas seem to be exceptions, as they represent the highest development of the epiphyte. Orchids\|James O'Brien British Dictionary definitions for epiphyte epiphyte / (ˈɛpɪˌfaɪt) / noun a plant that grows on another plant but is not parasitic on it Derived forms of epiphyte epiphytic (ˌɛpɪˈfɪtɪk), epiphytal or epiphytical, adjectiveepiphytically, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to epiphyte aerophyte Scientific definitions for epiphyte epiphyte [ ĕp′ə-fīt′ ] A plant that grows on another plant and depends on it for support but not food. Epiphytes get moisture and nutrients from the air or from small pools of water that collect on the host plant. Spanish moss and many orchids are epiphytes. Also called aerophyte air plant Other words from epiphyte epiphytic adjective (ĕp′ə-fĭt′ĭk) The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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epiphyte

noun Botany.

Origin of epiphyte

OTHER WORDS FROM epiphyte

Words nearby epiphyte

Example sentences from the Web for epiphyte

British Dictionary definitions for epiphyte

noun

Derived forms of epiphyte

Words related to epiphyte

Scientific definitions for epiphyte

Other words from epiphyte