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Spanish moss vs epiphytic plant

epiphytic plant vs Spanish moss

Spanish moss and epiphytic plant both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Spanish moss Yes No No No
epiphytic plant Yes No No No
As nouns, epiphytic plant is a hypernym of Spanish moss; that is, epiphytic plant 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
  • epiphytic plant: 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, epiphyte.
Spanish moss (noun) epiphytic plant (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 epiphytic plant

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