holoepiphyte

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noun

Any epiphyte that spends its whole life cycle without contact with the ground.

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Meanings

nounholoepiphyte (plural holoepiphytes)

plural holoepiphytes

  1. biologyAny epiphyte that spends its whole life cycle without contact with the ground.

Origin

From holo- + epiphyte.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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