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noun plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it
originFrom 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”).
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