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Meaning of EPIPHYTIC PLANT

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 Definition: [n]  plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it
 
 Synonyms: aerophyte, air plant, epiphyte
 
 See Also: aeschynanthus, black moss, Clusia insignis, flora, hemiepiphyte, long moss, old man's beard, plant, plant life, semiepiphyte, Spanish moss, strangler, strangler tree, Tillandsia usneoides, waxflower

 

 

 

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