A plant that grows on other plants, especially trees, for support without feeding on them or damaging them.
Direct from Greek 'epidendron,' formed from 'epi' (upon) and 'dendron' (tree), referring to a tree growing upon a tree, though typically used for smaller epiphytic plants.
This is the singular noun form that gives names to whole genera of plants—Epidendrum is actually a genus of beautiful orchids with hundreds of species, all masters of living on trees!
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