Epiphyte Synonyms

ĕpə-fīt
Plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. air-plant
  2. aerophyte
  3. epiphytic plant

Words Related to Epiphyte

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. epiphytic
  2. bromeliad
  3. calcicole
  4. arctic-alpine
  5. eucalypt
  6. red-algae
  7. acid-loving
  8. aquatic-plant
  9. lichen
  10. liverwort
  11. lime-loving
  12. xerophytic

Epiphyte Sentence Examples

  • As in the case of epiphytic brown seaweeds, the rhizoids of the epiphyte often penetrate the substance of the supporting alga.

  • In epiphytic forms the rhizoids of the epiphyte often penetrate into the tissue of the host, and certain epiphytes are not known to occur excepting in connexion with a certain host; but to what extent, if any, there is a partial parasitism in these cases has not been ascertained.

  • In order that a Fungus may enter a plant, it must be able to overcome not merely the resistance of cell-walls, but that of the living protoplasm; if it cannot do this, it must remain outside as a mere epiphyte, e.g.

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