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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Epiphyte

· Ep·i·phyte · IPA /ˈɛpɪfɑɪt/
01 n. An air plant which grows on other plants, but does not derive its nourishment from them. See Air plant.
  1. 1.
    An air plant which grows on other plants, but does not derive its nourishment from them. See Air plant.(Bot.) See: Air plant
  2. 2.
    A vegetable parasite growing on the surface of the body.(Med.)