epi·phyte /ˈɛpəˌfaɪt/
附生植物
Ep·i·phyte n.
1. Bot. An air plant which grows on other plants, but does not derive its nourishment from them. See Air plant.
2. Med. A vegetable parasite growing on the surface of the body.
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epiphyte
n : plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and
rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on
it [syn: air plant, aerophyte, epiphytic plant]