Meanings
adjective
- biologyOf or pertaining to an epiphyte.
Near-synonym: holoepiphytic
Synonyms: epiphytal, epiphytous, holoepiphytic
nounepiphytic (plural epiphytics)
plural epiphytics
- misconstructionuncommonMisconstruction of epiphytotic (catachresis).
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf or pertaining to an epiphyte.
nounSynonym of epiphyte.
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Origin
Translations
Polish epifitowy
- epifitowyof or pertaining to an epiphyte
Spanish epifítico
- epifíticoof or pertaining to an epiphyte
Turkish epifitik, üst bitken
- epifitikof or pertaining to an epiphyte
- üst bitkenof or pertaining to an epiphyte
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APA
epiphytic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epiphytic
MLA
“epiphytic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epiphytic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “epiphytic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epiphytic.
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