EPIPHYTE


Meaning of EPIPHYTE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈe-pə-ˌfīt ]

noun

Date: circa 1847

: a plant that derives its moisture and nutrients from the air and rain and grows usually on another plant

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.