epiphytenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈep.ɪ.faɪt/us/ˈep.ə.faɪt/specializeda plant that grows on another plant but does not feed from it, for example, some mosses
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Plants & animals - general words
- animal kingdom
- autotroph
- biped
- bloodsucker
- carnivore
- flora and fauna
- greenery
- herbivore
- heterotroph
- humpbacked
- omnivore
- omnivorous
- parasite
- parasitic
- predatory
- songster
- vegetation
- vertebrate
- warm-blooded
- wildlife
See more results »
epiphytic
adjective uk/ep.ɪˈfɪt.ɪk/us/ep.əˈfɪt̬.ɪk/
epiphytic orchids