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SEMIEPIPHYTE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does semiepiphyte mean?
• SEMIEPIPHYTE (noun)
The noun SEMIEPIPHYTE has 1 sense:
1. a plant that is an epiphyte for part of its life
Familiarity information: SEMIEPIPHYTE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A plant that is an epiphyte for part of its life
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
hemiepiphyte; semiepiphyte
Hypernyms ("semiepiphyte" is a kind of...):
aerophyte; air plant; epiphyte; epiphytic plant (plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it)
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