English

holoepiphyte

From holo- + epiphyte.

Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- ‘whole’

Proto-Indo-European *solh₂wós

Ancient Greek ὅλος ‘whole, entire’

English holo-

Ancient Greek ἐπιφύτον ‘one 􂀿plant􂁀 that grows upon another plant’

Today it means

noun Any epiphyte that spends its whole life cycle without contact with the ground.

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Etymograph / holoepiphyte