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epiphytic
Variant of epiphyte
noun
- a plant that grows on another plant but is not a parasite and produces its own food by photosynthesis, as certain orchids, mosses, and lichens; air plant
- a plant parasitic on the external surface of an animal body
Related Forms:
- epiphytic adjective
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