(ep-eh-fite) A plant that nourishes itself but grows on the surface of another plant for support, usually on the branches or trunks of tropical trees.

"plant which grows upon another plant," 1827, from epi- "upon" + -phyte "plant." Related: Epiphytal; epiphytous (1816).

plant that grows on the branches or trunk of another plant or object.

A plant which grows upon another plant. The epiphyte does not "eat" the plant on which it grows, but merely uses the plant for structural support, or as a way to get off the ground and into [..]

An air plant, it grows on the surface of another plant. eradication:

A plant that attaches itself to another but sources its own nutrients

A plant which grows on another plant but gets its nourishment from the air and rainfall. They do no damage to the host plant.  erosion

A plant that grows in the air or on another plant but gets its nourishment from the air and rainfall. A plant growing on another without being a parasite or on a rock or tree trunk. Erect

A plant growing on another plant for support.

A plant that grows above ground on other plants and derives nourishment from the air. Hence epiphytic orchids.

plants that germinate and root on other plants

 An air plant, it grows on the surface of another plant.

a plant growing on, but not nourished by, another plant. See Hemiphyte.

a plant perched, but not parasitic, on another plant. Fig. 1 I. cf. lithophyte.

Plant that grows on another plant but which is not parasitic.

(Gk: epi=upon; phyton= plant) a non-parasitic plant growing on trees and possessing aerial roots having the ability to absorb moisture from the atmosphere.

[Root climbers or creepers] -- Of the general habit: a plant growing on, but not parasitic on, another plant.

(n) plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it

Microalgal organism living on a surface (e.g., on a seaweed frond)

A plant that grows upon another plant. The epiphyte does not “eat” the plant on which it grows, but uses the plant for structural support or as a way to get off the ground and into the canopy environm [..]

Type of vegetation that gets its physical support from the branches of other plants. Commonly found in the tropical forests.

A plant growing on another plant for support.

A plant which perches on or hangs from a tree.

A plant which grows using the support of another host plant or object is called an epiphyte. Unlike a parasite, epiphytes do not take any nutrients from the host. Instead they collect water and nutrie [..]

(botany) A plant that grows on another, using it for physical support but obtaining no nutrients from it and neither causing damage nor offering benefit; an air plant. * '''1848''', John Lindley, ' [..]