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noun
Any plant that spends part of its life cycle as an epiphyte.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: plant, organism
noun
a plant that is an epiphyte for part of its life
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: semiepiphyte
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: air plant, epiphyte, aerophyte, epiphytic plant
History
From hemi- + epiphyte.
