noun epiphyte A plant that grows on another plant but is not parasitic, such as the numerous ferns, bromeliads, air plants, and orchids growing on tree trunks in tropical rain forests. 1
noun epiphyte a plant that grows on another plant but is not parasitic on it 0
noun epiphyte a plant that grows on another plant but is not a parasite and produces its own food by photosynthesis, as certain orchids, mosses, and lichens; air plant 0
noun epiphyte a plant parasitic on the external surface of an animal body 0
