hemiepiphyte

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noun

Any plant that spends part of its life cycle as an epiphyte.

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semiepiphyte
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Meanings

nounhemiepiphyte (plural hemiepiphytes)

plural hemiepiphytes

  1. biologyAny plant that spends part of its life cycle as an epiphyte.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna plant that is an epiphyte for part of its life

Similar
semiepiphyte
Broader
air plantepiphyteaerophyte
Also see
semiepiphyte

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From hemi- + epiphyte.

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APA

hemiepiphyte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemiepiphyte

MLA

“hemiepiphyte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemiepiphyte. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hemiepiphyte,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemiepiphyte.

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