Thesaurus: epiphyte

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1. n. An air plant which grows on other plants, but does not derive its nourishment from them. See Air plant.
2. n. A vegetable parasite growing on the surface of the body.
3. n. plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it
4. 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.
5. An air plant which grows on other plants, but does not deriveits nourishment from them. See Air plant.
6. n:100 n plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it