epiphyte meaning in Tamil
தொற்றி வாழும்
/ˈɛpɪfɑɪt/
epiphyte in Tamil: தொற்றி வாழும், பற்றி வாழும் தாவரம், மேலொட்டித்தாவரம், ஒட்டிவளரி. In English, epiphyte means a plant that grows on another, using it for physical support but obtaining no nutrients from it and neither causing damage nor offering benefit.
Tamil words for epiphyte
- தொற்றி வாழும், பற்றி வாழும் தாவரம், மேலொட்டித்தாவரம், ஒட்டிவளரி, செடுமேற்செடு, தொத்துச்செடு
English meaning of epiphyte
- noun A plant that grows on another, using it for physical support but obtaining no nutrients from it and neither causing damage nor offering benefit.
- noun A fungus that grows on a plant but does not feed upon it saprotrophically (an epiphytic fungus). (The science of detecting and studying any such symbiosis as may be involved in this relationship is still developing.).
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Questions about epiphyte in Tamil
- What is the meaning of epiphyte in Tamil?
- Epiphyte in Tamil is தொற்றி வாழும், பற்றி வாழும் தாவரம், மேலொட்டித்தாவரம், ஒட்டிவளரி.
- epiphyte என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
- Epiphyte: தொற்றி வாழும், பற்றி வாழும் தாவரம், மேலொட்டித்தாவரம், ஒட்டிவளரி.
- What does epiphyte mean in English?
- Epiphyte means a plant that grows on another, using it for physical support but obtaining no nutrients from it and neither causing damage nor offering benefit.
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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: epiphyte (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: epiphyte (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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