EPIPHYTAL
E*piph"y*tal, a. (Bot.)
Defn: Pertaining to an epiphyte.
EPIPHYTE
Ep"i*phyte, n. Etym: [Gr. épiphyte.]
1. (Bot.)
Defn: An air plant which grows on other plants, but does not derive its nourishment from them. See Air plant.
2. (Med.)
Defn: A vegetable parasite growing on the surface of the body.
EPIPHYTIC; EPIPHYTICAL
Ep`i*phyt"ic, Ep`i*phyt"ic*al, a. (Bot.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or having the nature of, an epiphyte.
— Ep`i*phyt"ic*al*ly, adv.
EPIPLASTRON
Ep`i*plas"tron, n.; pl. Epiplastra. Etym: [Pref. epi- + plastron.]
(Anat.)