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 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]