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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesepifita
Pronunciation / Transliteration: eh-pee-fee-tah
"La Tillandsia è una pianta epifita molto comune."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A plant that grows on another plant or object, such as a tree branch, deriving its moisture and nutrients from the air, rain, and debris accumulating around it rather than from a soil substrate.
"The ancient oak tree was covered in vibrant orchids and ferns acting as epiphytes." - 2
Any organism that grows superficially on a plant without deriving nourishment from it.
"Certain mosses function as epiphytes on the damp northern bark of maple trees."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek words 'epi-' meaning 'upon' and 'phyton' meaning 'plant'. Coined in the 19th century within botanical nomenclature to describe non-parasitic plants that grow upon other physical structures for physical support.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Epiphyte" is said worldwide
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épiphyte
Transliteration: eh-pee-feet
"De nombreuses orchidées tropicales se développent comme des plantes épiphytes."
Epiphyt
Transliteration: eh-pee-feet
"Viele Regenwaldpflanzen wachsen als Epiphyt auf den Ästen großer Bäume."
epifita
Transliteration: eh-pee-fee-tah
"La Tillandsia è una pianta epifita molto comune."
epífita
Transliteration: eh-pee-fee-tah
"Las bromelias crecen a menudo como epífitas en los troncos de los árboles."
epífita
Transliteration: eh-pee-fee-tah
"As orquídeas são um exemplo clássico de planta epífita."
अधिपादप
Transliteration: adhipadap
"अधिपादप वे पौधे हैं जो अन्य पेड़ों पर उगते हैं।"
附生植物
Transliteration: fù shēng zhí wù
"热带雨林中有很多附生植物。"
착생식물
Transliteration: chak-saeng-sing-mul
"난초는 대표적인 착생식물입니다."
着生植物
Transliteration: chaku-sei-shoku-butsu
"ラン科の多くは着生植物として木の上に育ちます。"
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