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According to the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, an epiphyte is "a plant, such as a tropical orchid or a staghorn fern, that grows on another plant upon which it depends for mechanical support but not for nutrients. Also called aerophyte, air plant."
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How do epiphyte adapt?
there are seeds under the leaves of the Epiphyte. The wind then blows it to another area.
Use the word epiphyte in a sentence?
please use the word epiphyte in a sentence ----- An epiphyte is a plant that grows on top of or is supported by another plant, but does not depend on it for nutrition, therefore it is not a parasite.
A plant in the rainforest?
The epiphyte
What is an antonym for epiphyte?
Parasite :)
What is a sentence using the word epiphyte?
An epiphyte is a Use_the_word_epiphyte_in_a_sentencethat grows on top of or is supported by another plant, but does not depend on it for nutrition, therefore it is not a parasite :)
How many species of Orchid Epiphyte are there?
22,000, amazing!
How is a epiphyte suited to a rainforest?
I dont bloody know!
What is schlumbergera?
Schlumbergera is a cactus similar to the Zygocactus. It is an epiphyte.
What is the long tubular cells that carry water?
epiphyte.
What are features of epiphytes?
An epiphyte is a plant that grows upon another plant (such as a tree) non-parasitically or sometimes upon some other object (such as a building or a ...en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiphyte -
What does epiphyte look like?
green on the outside, red in the middle
Is an epiphyte a type of a rainforest animal?
An epiphyte is a plant that lives on top of other plants, but is not a parasite. It's just using the other plant as a support without taking anything away from it.
