Ĕp'i-phȳte, n.
n. [Fr. épiphyte, from Gr. ἐπί, upon, and φυτόν, that which has grown, plant, from φύειν, to grow.] (Bot.) A plant which grows on other plants, but does not derive its nourishment from them; an air-plant. Gray.
n. [Fr. épiphyte, from Gr. ἐπί, upon, and φυτόν, that which has grown, plant, from φύειν, to grow.] (Bot.) A plant which grows on other plants, but does not derive its nourishment from them; an air-plant. Gray.