epiphyte epiphytal • epiphytic · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · epiphyte · · Text Latin · · Script 8 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it. Synonyms: air plant, aerophyte, epiphytic plant. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · air plant · · Synonym 1 aerophyte · · Synonym 2 epiphytic plant · · Synonym 3 Characters · · e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 p latin small letter p U+0070 t latin small letter t U+0074 y latin small letter y U+0079