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Epiphyte
Ep′i-phyte
,Noun.
[Gr.
ἐπί
upon + φυτόν
plant, [GREEK] to grow: cf. F. épiphyte
.] 1.
(Bot.)
An air plant which grows on other plants, but does not derive its nourishment from them. See
Air plant
.