epiphyte : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: epiphyte	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for epiphyte
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
epiphyte n plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it Synonym(s): air plant, epiphyte, aerophyte, epiphytic plant
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Epiphyte \Ep"i*phyte\, n. [Gr. 'epi` upon + fyto`n plant, [?] to grow: cf. F. [82]piphyte.] 1. (Bot.) An air plant which grows on other plants, but does not derive its nourishment from them. See {Air plant}. 2. (Med.) A vegetable parasite growing on the surface of the body.