exophyte

/ˈɛksəˌfaɪt/
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Other forms: exophytes

Definitions of exophyte
  1. noun
    (medicine and botany) a growth that protrudes outward from a surface of an organ or tissue; or a parasitic plant that grows on the outside of another plant
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