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Word entry · 8 letters

epiphyte

Best crossword clue

"Plant on plant"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈɛpɪfɑɪt/Part of speech nounSorted eehipptyStarts with EEnds with E2 clues
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Definitions

  1. A plant that grows on another plant without feeding from it as a parasite.

Word origin

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”).

Used in a sentence

  • The nature of the surface of a plant also determines the number and sort of Epiphytes which lodge on it.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Plant on plant8 letters
02Air plant8 letters

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