epiphyte

epiphyte englannista suomeksi

1. päällyskasvi, epifyytti

0. Substantiivi

1. epifyytti

epiphyte englanniksi

1. 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 plant.

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4. A fungus that grows on a plant but does not feed upon it (w) (an (w)); the science of detecting and studying any such symbiosis as may be involved in this relationship is still developing.