Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
epiphytic .
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Examples
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Even the epiphytous plants sitting on the branches suggest this arboreal feature in animal life.
The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America James Orton 1853
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The most striking singularity in these tropical woods is the host of lianas or air-roots of epiphytous plants, which hang down from the lofty boughs, straight as plumb-lines, some singly, others in clusters; some reaching half way to the ground, others touching it and striking their rootlets into the earth.
The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America James Orton 1853
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