[ 'ɛpɪfʌɪt ]
■ noun Botany a plant that grows non-parasitically on a tree or other plant.
Derivatives
epiphytal -'fʌɪt(ə)l adjective
epiphytic -'fɪtɪk adjective
Origin
C19: from epi- + Gk phuton 'plant'.
[ 'ɛpɪfʌɪt ]
■ noun Botany a plant that grows non-parasitically on a tree or other plant.
Derivatives
epiphytal -'fʌɪt(ə)l adjective
epiphytic -'fɪtɪk adjective
Origin
C19: from epi- + Gk phuton 'plant'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004