epiphytic plant

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noun

plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain;
usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it
• Syn:
air plant, epiphyte, aerophyte
• Derivationally related forms:
epiphytic (for: epiphyte)
• Hypernyms:
plant, flora, plant life
• Hyponyms:
waxflower, Clusia insignis, Spanish moss, old man's beard, black moss,
black moss, Tillandsia usneoides, aeschynanthus, hemiepiphyte, semiepiphyte,
strangler, strangler tree