semiepiphyte

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noun

A plant that can be an epiphyte (live on the surface of the other plant) or live independently.

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Meanings

nounsemiepiphyte (plural semiepiphytes)

plural semiepiphytes

  1. biologyA plant that can be an epiphyte (live on the surface of the other plant) or live independently.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna plant that is an epiphyte for part of its life

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hemiepiphyte
Broader
air plantepiphyteaerophyte
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hemiepiphyte

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From semi- + epiphyte.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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