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Definitions of epiphyte in various dictionaries:
noun - plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain
A plant, such as a tropical orchid or a staghorn fern, that grows on another plant upon which it depends for mechanical support but not for nutrients.
noun - a plant growing upon another plant
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| Twelfth Night without an endless meal - it grows on trees |
| Plant growing on another |
| Plant growing non-parasitically on another |
| Plant they sprinkled after return of hose? |
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| Apr 5 2014 The Times - Concise |
| Jan 1 2014 The Times - Concise |
| Nov 30 2006 The Times - Cryptic |
| Jul 8 2004 The Guardian - Cryptic crossword |
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| (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from Louisiana.) Typical of southern Louisiana, Spanish moss has no roots of its own & takes nutrients directly from the air, making it this type of plant, also called an aerophyte |
| It's the technical term for an air plant like certain mosses & ferns |
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| A plant, such as a tropical orchid or a staghorn fern, that grows on another plant upon which it depends for mechanical support but not for nutrients. Also called aerophyte, air plant. |
| plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it |
| a plant that grows on another plant but does not feed from it, for example, some mosses |
| A plant that grows on another plant, especially one that is not parasitic, such as the numerous ferns, bromeliads, air plants, and orchids growing on tree trunks in tropical rainforests. |
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An epiphyte is an organism that grows on the surface of a plant and derives its moisture and nutrients from the air, rain, water (in marine environments) or from debris accumulating around it. Epiphytes take part in nutrient cycles and add to both the diversity and biomass of the ecosystem in which they occur like any other organism. They are an important source of food for many species. Typically, the older parts of a plant will have more epiphytes growing on them. Epiphytes differ from parasites in that epiphytes grow on other plants for physical support and do not necessarily negatively affect the host. An epiphytic organism that is not a plant is sometimes called an epibiont. Epiphytes are usually found in the temperate zone (e.g., many mosses, liverworts, lichens, and algae) or in the tropics (e.g., many ferns, cacti, orchids, and bromeliads). Epiphyte species make good houseplants due to their minimal water and soil requirements. Epiphytes provide a rich and diverse habitat for other organisms including animals, fungi, bacteria, and myxomycetes.Epiphyte is one of the subdivisions of the Raunkiær system. * The term epiphytic derives from the Greek epi- (meaning 'upon') and phyton (meaning 'plant'). Epiphytic plants are sometimes called "air plants" because they do not root in soil. However, there are many aquatic species of algae that are epiphytes on other aquatic plants (seaweeds or aquatic angiosperms). |