air plant (n)
epiphyte (n)
aerophyte (n)
epiphytic plant (n)

n13122985

type n
lex_filenum 20
def plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain
def usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it
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Hypernym plant, flora, plant life
Derivationally related form epiphyte → epiphytic
Hyponym waxflower, Clusia insignis; Spanish moss, old man's beard, black moss, long moss, Tillandsia usneoides; aeschynanthus; hemiepiphyte, semiepiphyte; strangler, strangler tree
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Derivationally related form epiphytic → epiphyte
Pertainym (pertains to noun) epiphytic → epiphyte
Hyponym plant, flora, plant life
Hypernym waxflower, Clusia insignis; Spanish moss, old man's beard, black moss, long moss, Tillandsia usneoides; aeschynanthus; hemiepiphyte, semiepiphyte; strangler, strangler tree

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