epiphytes
Meaning of epiphytes
plural noun
a plant that grows on another plant, especially one that is not parasitic, such as the numerous ferns, bromeliads, air plants, and orchids growing on tree trunks in tropical rainforests.
mid 19th century: from epi- ‘in addition’ + Greek phuton ‘plant’.
Information about epiphytes
- It is a name.
- The singular form of epiphytes is: epiphyte.
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Hyphenation of epiphytes
epi-phytes
- It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
- epiphytes is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
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