a plant that is an epiphyte for part of its life. 在生命的部分时间附生的植物。
a strangler tree native to southern Florida and West Indies; begins as an epiphyte eventually developing many trunklike aerial roots and covering enormous areas. 土生土长在佛罗里达南部和西印度群岛的一种榕树,;初时作为一种附生植物,后来生长出许多像树干样的气生根,覆盖大片地区。