单词 | epiphytal |
释义 | epiphytaladj. Botany. Having the distinctive property of an epiphyte. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by nutrition or respiration > [adjective] > relating to epiphyte epiphytous1816 epiphytic1830 epiphytal1854 epiphytical1861 1854 J. D. Hooker Himalayan Jrnls. I. i. 24 Additional epiphytal orchidaceous plants. 1872 D. Oliver Lessons Elem. Bot. (new ed.) ii. 266 Many of the tropical species [of Orchids] are called ‘air-plants’, from their being epiphytal. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.1854 |
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