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aulophyte

American

[aw-luh-fahyt] / ˈɔ ləˌfaɪt /

noun

a free-living plant growing on or in another plant.

Etymology

Origin of aulophyte

< Greek aulo-, combining form of aulós ( see aulos) + -phyte

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