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EPIPHYTIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Domain category:
botany; phytology (the branch of biology that studies plants)
Pertainym:
epiphyte (plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it)
Derivation:
epiphyte (plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it)