Epiphyte
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Title
Epiphyte
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Definition
Referring to a plant that grows on another plant for its entire life cycle. An epiphyte often possesses aerial roots, uses the host plant only for support, and does not obtain food or water from the host, e.g.,
and many other bromeliads, the majority of the species of Araceae in tropical forests, and most of the orchids in tropical forests. -
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