epiphytic plant

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

epiphyte air plant aerophyte

Hypernyms

plant flora plant life

Hyponyms

strangler Spanish moss black moss semiepiphyte hemiepiphyte old man's beard

Close letter words and terms

epiphytal epiphyte epiphytic epiphytical epiphytically epiphytism