Difference between revisions of "Epiphyte"
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| − | '''epiphyte''' (''pl.'' epiphytes) – a plant or plant-like organism growing on another plant; dependant on mechanical support but not deriving nutrients from the plant upon which it grows (therefore ''not'' a [[parasite]] or [[saprobe]]). | + | '''epiphyte''' ([[Category:Noun]][[:Category:Noun|noun]], ''pl.'' epiphytes; [[Category:Ecology term]][[:Category:Ecology term|ecology term]], [[Category:Substrate term]][[:Category:Substrate term|Substrate term]]) – a plant or plant-like organism growing on another plant; dependant on mechanical support but not deriving nutrients from the plant upon which it grows (therefore ''not'' a [[parasite]] or [[saprobe]]). |
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epiphyte (noun, pl. epiphytes;ecology term,Substrate term) – a plant or plant-like organism growing on another plant; dependant on mechanical support but not deriving nutrients from the plant upon which it grows (therefore not a parasite or saprobe).
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