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Meanings of epiphytic plant in English
Portuguese
epifitismo Catalan
planta epífita Synonyms
Examples for "epiphyte"
Examples for "epiphyte"
1
Burbidge as being a true epiphyte on the stems of Sphagnum.
2
One is purely an epiphyte, growing attached to a tree like many of the orchids.
3
This southeast Asian plant is an epiphyte, meaning that it grows on another tree for support.
4
Here and there a splash of white or crimson marked the blooming of some trailing epiphyte.
5
The epiphyte underwent forced growth.
1
The scream of the air plant had faded to an irritating whine.
2
The air plant was radiating waste heat while it had the chance.
3
Again the cabin was filled with the howl of the air plant.
4
He presently realized it was simply an air plant of unusually luxuriant growth.
5
The howl of the air plant made speech impossible.
1
In this connexion it is noteworthy that so many of the higher forms are adapted as bulbous geophytes, or as aerophytes to special xerophilous conditions.
Usage of epiphytic plant in English
1
Particularly sad will be slow death and loss of veteran ash: age-old coppice stools and pollards harbouring a wealth of epiphytic plants and invertebrates.