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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: epiphytes (0.01831 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to epiphytes.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: epiphyte
epiphyte
n : plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and
rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on
it [syn:
air plant,
aerophyte,
epiphytic plant]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: epiphytes
Air plant
\Air" plant`\ (Bot.)
A plant deriving its sustenance from the air alone; an
a["e]rophyte.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The
“Florida moss” (
Tillandsia, many tropical
orchids, and most mosses and lichens are air plants.
Those which are lodged upon trees, but not parasitic on
them, such as the
Spanish moss Tillandsia usneoides
), are
epiphytes.
[1913 Webster]
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