cistern epiphyte

noun

A kind of epiphyte whose roots are mere supports or altogether suppressed, and in which the entire nourishment takes place by the leaves.

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Meanings

nouncistern epiphyte (plural cistern epiphytes)

plural cistern epiphytes

  1. biologyA kind of epiphyte whose roots are mere supports or altogether suppressed, and in which the entire nourishment takes place by the leaves.
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cistern epiphyte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cistern%20epiphyte

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“cistern epiphyte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cistern%20epiphyte. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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