epiphytism

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epiphytism

(ˈɛpɪfɪˌtɪzəm; ˈɛpɪfaɪˌtɪzəm) n (Botany) the condition of being an epiphyte

epiphytism

a form of mutualism in which one plant lives on the surface of another, as moss on a tree. — epiphyte, n.See also: Plants