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black moss vs epiphyte

epiphyte vs black moss

black moss and epiphyte both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
black moss Yes No No No
epiphyte Yes No No No
As nouns, epiphyte is a hypernym of black moss; that is, epiphyte is a word with a broader meaning than black moss:
  • black 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 black moss include aerophyte, air plant, epiphytic plant.
black 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 black moss and epiphyte

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