epiphytically
/ˌɛpəˈfɪtɪkli/
adverb
- In a way that relates to growing on another plant for support without taking nutrients from it.
- Many tropical plants live epiphytically, using trees only as a place to perch.
- The moss spread epiphytically across the branches, forming a green carpet.
- Some ferns grow epiphytically on the trunks of old trees in the forest.
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