着ちゃく生せい植しょく物ぶつ

noun

epiphyte; air plant

A plant that grows on another plant for physical support, not as a parasite. Common in tropical forests; examples include many orchids and bromeliads.

• 着ちゃく生せい植しょく物ぶつは、他ほかの植しょく物ぶつに根ねを張はって育そだつが、栄えい養ようを奪うばうわけではない。

  Epiphytes grow by attaching their roots to other plants, but they do not steal nutrients.

• 熱ねっ帯たい雨う林りんには多おおくの着ちゃく生せい植しょく物ぶつが見みられる。

  Many epiphytes can be found in tropical rainforests.