epiphyte
pronunciation
How to pronounce epiphyte in British English:
UK ['epɪfaɪt]
How to pronounce epiphyte in American English:
US ['epɪˌfaɪt]
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- Noun:
- plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it
Word Origin
- epiphyte (n.)
- "plant which grows upon another plant," 1827, from epi- "upon" + -phyte "plant." Related: Epiphytal; epiphytous (1816).
Example
- 1. Conclusion : at present , most of the clinical epiphyte infection is the white candidiasis .
- 2. By scanning electronic microscope ( sem ) , it was observed that the active peptide changed epiphyte spore morphology obviously .
- 3. It features strong sterilizing effects , high efficiency , quickly and safe . It has special effects on killing pathogeny , epiphyte and virus as well as to pesticide-resistance pathogen zone .
- 4. Allicin has a broad-spectrum function for anti-bacteria and anti - epiphyte ; can clear away free radical from body , protecting cells from cancerating and protecting blood vessel from cerebrovascular disease ; also can enhance organism 's immune ability , and so on .
- 5. The flat dilution and analysis of variance was used to survey three groups of microorganisms ( bacterium , actinomyces and epiphyte ) in the soil around the roots , no significant difference was found in terms of the number of microorganisms between non - and transgenic trees .