Epiphyte

//ˈɛpɪfɑɪt//

Synonyms for "epiphyte" (5 found)

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Noun(1 words)

Strong matches (2)

Noun(1 words)

Related words (2)

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Translations

21 translations across 16 languages.

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Catalan

1 entries
  • epífit noun (plant that grows on another)

Danish

1 entries
  • epifyt noun (plant that grows on another)

Dutch

1 entries
  • epifyt noun (plant that grows on another)

Finnish

2 entries
  • epifyytti noun (plant that grows on another)
  • päällyskasvi noun (plant that grows on another)

French

1 entries
  • épiphyte noun (plant that grows on another)

German

2 entries
  • Aufsitzerpflanze noun (plant that grows on another)
  • Epiphyt noun (plant that grows on another)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • ásæta noun (plant that grows on another)

Italian

1 entries
  • epifita noun (plant that grows on another)

Māori

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  • tipu pipiri noun (plant that grows on another)

Polish

1 entries
  • epifit noun (plant that grows on another)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • epífita noun (plant that grows on another)
  • epífito noun (plant that grows on another)

Spanish

2 entries
  • epifita noun (plant that grows on another)
  • epífita noun (plant that grows on another)

Swedish

1 entries
  • epifyt noun (plant that grows on another)

Tagalog

2 entries
  • halamang anginin noun (plant that grows on another)
  • halamang kapitin noun (plant that grows on another)

Turkish

1 entries
  • epifit noun (plant that grows on another)

Yoruba

1 entries
  • àfòmọ́ noun (plant that grows on another)

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

It has been suggested to me that these fine plants will not prove cultivable, because they are epiphytes.[…]The probability however is, that they do not require to be treated as epiphytes, and that, like orchids, they will grow better if committed judiciously to the earth.

Source: wiktionary

The nature of the surface of a plant also determines the number and sort of Epiphytes which lodge on it.

Source: wiktionary

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