| 单词 | epiphyte |
| 释义 | epiphyte noun[C] biologyspecializeduk/ˈep.ɪ.faɪt/us/ˈep.ə.faɪt/aplantthatgrowson anotherplantbut does notfeedfrom it, forexample, somemosses 附生植物，气生植物（生长在另一植物上却从别处获得养料的植物，如苔藓）Plants & animals - general words
Examplesofepiphyteepiphyte Before anepiphytewas removed from the host tree, we enclosed it in a plastic bag to prevent highly mobile animals from escaping. From theCambridge English Corpus In other words, successful establishment of these epiphytes is more likely in close vicinity to the parent plants. From theCambridge English Corpus Because of its warm and continuously humid environment, epiphytes make up a conspicuous portion of this moist broadleaved evergreen forest. From theCambridge English Corpus Proportions ofepiphytenutrient capital are presented in parentheses. From theCambridge English Corpus Rainforest airconditioning: the moderating influence of epiphytes on the microclimate in tropical tree crowns. From theCambridge English Corpus Such a spatial association is analogous toepiphyteant-gardens in which the plants grow principally on arboreal ant nests. From theCambridge English Corpus Closed, hatched line, vertical line and open indicate trees, herbs, climbers and epiphytes, respectively. From theCambridge English Corpus In the lowland forests, some trees were nearly free of epiphytes while others were covered almost as densely as trees in the mountains. From theCambridge English Corpus Longevity of fallen epiphytes in a neotropical montane forest. From theCambridge English Corpus However, the frequency distribution of the leaf longevity of climbers and epiphytes overlapped with those of trees and herbs. From theCambridge English Corpus Little is known, however, aboutepiphyteproliferation in disturbed forests. From theCambridge English Corpus Was it true that the montane forest, swathed in epiphytes, was hardly ever exposed to drying air? From theCambridge English Corpus We defined epiphytes as plants that spend most of their life cycle attached to other plants. From theCambridge English Corpus Trees represented the most diverse life form (124 spp), followed by herbs (101 spp), lianas (85), shrubs (66), herbaceous climbers epiphytes (15) and parasites (two). From theCambridge English Corpus Indeed, the upper portions of the fallow trees were almost devoid of epiphytes. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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