plant vs epiphyte

epiphyte vs plant

plant and epiphyte both are nouns.

plant is a verb but epiphyte is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
plant	Yes	No	Yes	No
epiphyte	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, epiphyte is a hyponym of plant; that is, epiphyte is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than plant:

plant: (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
epiphyte: plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it

Other hyponyms of plant include phytoplankton, microflora, crop, holophyte, non-flowering plant, plantlet, wilding, ornamental, pot plant, acrogen, apomict, aquatic, cryptogam, annual, biennial, perennial, escape, hygrophyte, neophyte, embryo, monocarp, monocarpic plant, monocarpous plant, sporophyte, gametophyte, houseplant, garden plant, tracheophyte, vascular plant, poisonous plant, aerophyte, air plant, epiphytic plant, rock plant, autophyte, autophytic plant, autotroph, autotrophic organism, myrmecophyte.

plant (noun)	epiphyte (noun)
(botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion	plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
something planted secretly for discovery by another
an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience

plant (verb)	epiphyte (verb)
put firmly in the mind
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
fix or set securely or deeply
place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive
set up or lay the groundwork for
place into a river

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