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Spanish moss vs epiphyte

epiphyte vs Spanish moss

Spanish moss and epiphyte both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Spanish moss Yes No No No
epiphyte Yes No No No
As nouns, epiphyte is a hypernym of Spanish moss; that is, epiphyte is a word with a broader meaning than Spanish moss:
  • Spanish moss: dense festoons of greenish-grey hairlike flexuous strands anchored to tree trunks and branches by sparse wiry roots; southeastern United States and West Indies to South America
  • epiphyte: plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it
Other hypernyms of Spanish moss include aerophyte, air plant, epiphytic plant.
Spanish moss (noun) epiphyte (noun)
dense festoons of greenish-grey hairlike flexuous strands anchored to tree trunks and branches by sparse wiry roots; southeastern United States and West Indies to South America plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it
Difference between Spanish moss and epiphyte

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