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English
Etymology
From epiphyte + -ism.
Noun
epiphytism (uncountable)
- (botany) The quality or condition of being an epiphyte.
2012, Mark A. Ragan, Carolyn J. Bird, Proceedings of the Twelfth International Seaweed Symposium:Wet weight of the main components of the epifauna per 500 g of G. verrucosa (A) and degree of epiphytism (B) found in the algal bed at Isla Santa María.