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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Epiphyte \Ep"i*phyte\, n. [Gr. 'epi` upon + fyto`n plant, ? to grow: cf F. ['e]piphyte.] 1. (Bot.) An air plant which grows on other plants, but does not derive its nourishment from them See {Air plant}. 2. (Med.) A vegetable parasite growing on the surface of the body. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: epiphyte n : plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it [syn: {air plant}, {aerophyte}, {epiphytic plant}]
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