Epiphytism

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The quality or condition of being an epiphyte. uncountable

    "Wet weight of the main components of the epifauna per 500 g of G. verrucosa (A) and degree of epiphytism (B) found in the algal bed at Isla Santa María."

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"Wet weight of the main components of the epifauna per 500 g of G. verrucosa (A) and degree of epiphytism (B) found in the algal bed at Isla Santa María."

Etymology

From epiphyte + -ism.

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