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holoepiphyte

holoepiphyte noun: any epiphyte that spends its whole life cycle without contact with the ground.

Noun

holoepiphyte (plural holoepiphytes)

  1. Any epiphyte that spends its whole life cycle without contact with the ground.

Forms of holoepiphyte

pluralholoepiphytes

Origin of holoepiphyte

From holo- + epiphyte.

Questions about holoepiphyte

What does holoepiphyte mean?
Holoepiphyte means any epiphyte that spends its whole life cycle without contact with the ground.
What part of speech is holoepiphyte?
Holoepiphyte is a noun.
What is the plural of holoepiphyte?
The plural of holoepiphyte is holoepiphytes.

Words near holoepiphyte in the dictionary

  1. holoendemic
  2. holoendemicity
  3. holoenzyme
  4. holoenzymes
  5. holoepipelagic
  6. holoepiphyte
  7. holoepiphytes
  8. holoepiphytic
  9. Holofernes
  10. holoferritin
  11. holoflavodoxin

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