Associations to the word «Epiphyte»
Noun
- Orchid
- Fern
- Lichen
- Canopy
- Cactus
- Moss
- Rainforest
- Shrub
- Alga
- Climber
- Corp
- Vine
- Dentist
- Forage
- Trunk
- Biomass
- Nutrient
- Evergreen
- Tree
- Mangrove
- Bark
- Forest
- Amphibian
- Nest
- Growing
- Plant
- Randy
- Tombstone
- Habitat
- Moisture
- Litter
- Herb
- Altitude
- Foliage
- Ant
- Root
- Palm
- Elevation
- Diversity
- Fungus
- Vegetation
- Leaf
- Insect
- Species
- Shareholder
- Branch
- Fig
- Parasite
- Host
- Mat
- Flora
- Soil
- Rainfall
- Ecology
- Feeding
- Genus
- Flower
- Cam
- Feed
- Clearing
- Woodland
- Stem
- Specie
- Fork
- Growth
- Rain
- Cloud
- Lawsuit
- Spider
Adjective
Wiktionary
EPIPHYTE, noun. (botany) A plant that grows on another, using it for physical support but obtaining no nutrients from it and neither causing damage nor offering benefit; an air plant.
Dictionary definition
EPIPHYTE, noun. Plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.