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semiepiphyte

/ˌsɛm.iˈɛp.ɪ.faɪt/

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noun

/ˌsɛm.iˈɛp.ɪ.faɪt/C2formalscientific
  • ruРастение, которое растёт как эпифит только в течение части своего жизненного цикла, в конечном итоге укореняясь в почве или другом субстрате.

A plant that grows as an epiphyte during only part of its life cycle, eventually rooting in the ground or another substrate.

  1. Part-time epiphyteC2formalscientific

    A plant that grows as an epiphyte (on another plant) for only part of its life cycle, often starting as an epiphyte and later sending roots to the ground.

    ruПолуэпифит

    • The strangler fig is a well-known semiepiphyte that begins life in a tree canopy.
    • Many semiepiphytes in tropical forests eventually become independent trees.
    • Botanists study semiepiphytes to understand plant adaptation strategies.