epiphyte 1

noundomain: plant

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it

Synonyms

air plant 1
plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it
aerophyte 1
plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it
epiphytic plant 1
plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it

Derivationally related form

epiphytic 1

adjective

of or relating to epiphytes

Hyponym

waxflower 2

noun

epiphytic clusia of British Guiana

Spanish moss 1

noun

dense festoons of greenish-grey hairlike flexuous strands anchored to tree trunks and branches by sparse wiry roots; southeastern United States and West Indies to South America

aeschynanthus 1

noun

a plant of the genus Aeschynanthus having somewhat red or orange flowers and seeds having distinctive hairs at base and apex

hemiepiphyte 1

noun

a plant that is an epiphyte for part of its life

strangler 1

noun

an epiphytic vine or tree whose aerial roots extend down the trunk of a supporting tree and coalesce around it eventually strangling the tree