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long moss vs epiphytic plant

epiphytic plant vs long moss

long moss and epiphytic plant both are nouns.

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

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