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EPIPHYTIC [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biological Sciences
DEF

Pertaining to or having the nature of an epiphyte.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences biologiques
DEF

Se dit d'un organisme animal ou végétal se développant sur une plante qui lui sert uniquement de support.

CONT

Le lierre, les lianes sont des plantes épiphytes.

CONT

Des orchidées épiphytiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciencias biológicas
DEF

Dícese de un organismo animal o vegetal que crece sobre las plantas sin alimentarse de ellas.

CONT

Es posible encontrar organismos acuáticos que por su forma de vida son epífitos (viven sobre plantas acuáticas), hipógeos (viven enterrados en el fondo), o minadores (hacen galerías en substratos sumergidos, como troncos.

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