epiphyll

[ ep-uh-fil ]
/ ˈɛp ə fɪl /

noun Botany.

an epiphyte that grows on the surface, especially the upper surface, of leaves, as a lichen.

Origin of epiphyll

epi- + -phyll

OTHER WORDS FROM epiphyll

ep·i·phyl·lous, ep·i·phyl·line [ep-uh-fil-een, -in] /ˌɛp əˈfɪl in, -ɪn/, adjective

Words nearby epiphyll

epiphloedal, epiphonema, epiphora, epiphragm, epiphylaxis, epiphyll, epiphyllous, epiphyllum, epiphysial arrest, epiphysial aseptic necrosis, epiphysial cartilage

British Dictionary definitions for epiphyllous

epiphyllous
/ (ˌɛpɪˈfɪləs) /

adjective

botany (of plants) growing on, or attached to, the leaf of another plant