epiphyte

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἐπιφύτον (epiphúton, “one [plant] that grows upon another plant”), from ἐπί (epí, “on top of”) + φυτόν (phutón, “plant”), via epi- (“above, over”) +‎ -phyte (“plant”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛpɪfɑɪt/ === Noun === epiphyte (plural epiphytes) (botany) A plant that grows on another, using it for physical support but obtaining no nutrients from it and neither causing damage nor offering benefit. Synonym: air plant Hypernyms: epibiont, plant < organism Hyponyms: hemiepiphyte, semiepiphyte, holoepiphyte, microepiphyte, cistern epiphyte Coordinate terms: epizoon, lithophyte (biology) A fungus that grows on a plant but does not feed upon it saprotrophically (an epiphytic fungus). (The science of detecting and studying any such symbiosis as may be involved in this relationship is still developing.) Hypernyms: epibiont, fungus < organism Coordinate terms: epizoon, saprophyte ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====