Definition of: epiphyte

(ep′ə·fīt) noun Bot.
1. A plant growing nonparasitically upon another plant or on a nonliving support and deriving nutrients and moisture from the air; also called air plant, aerophyte.
2. A plant, as a fungus, parasitic upon the exterior surface of an animal.
—ep′i·phyt′ic (-fit′ik) or ·i·cal adjective

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