epiphytic
/ˌɛpəˈfɪtɪk/
adjective
- Describing a plant that grows on another plant for support, but does not take nutrients from it.
- Epiphytic plants like bromeliads collect water in their leaves instead of from the soil.
- The rainforest is full of epiphytic ferns and mosses clinging to the trunks of tall trees.
- Many orchids are epiphytic, growing on tree branches in tropical forests.
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