epiphyte

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Cryptopus       ,, 1 sp., herb, Epiphyte, Mauritius, also Bourbon and Madagascar.

From Island Life Or the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras by Wallace, Alfred Russel

Epiphyte, ep′i-fīt, n. one of a species of plants attached to trees, and deriving their nourishment from the decaying portions of the bark, and perhaps also from the air.—adjs.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

Here occurred the only Epiphyte observed during the expedition.

From Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia by Mitchell, Thomas

Epiphyte, a plant growing on another plant, but not nourished by it, 36.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa