epipetric

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adjective

Found growing on rocks.

“Many ferns are epipetric, including the spleenworts.”

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Meanings

adjectiveepipetric (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyFound growing on rocks.

    Many ferns are epipetric, including the spleenworts.

Origin

From epi- + petro- + -ic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

epipteric
Cite this entry
APA

epipetric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epipetric

MLA

“epipetric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epipetric. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “epipetric,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epipetric.

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