Phorophyte

In botany, phorophytes are plants on which epiphytes grow. The term is composed of phoro, meaning bearer or carrier[1] and phyte, meaning plant.[2]

An epiphyte growing on the phorophyte bald cypress (Taxodium distichum)
Phorophytic tree densely covered in epiphytic bromeliads
  1. ^ phoro-. (n.d.) Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing. (2012). Retrieved March 11, 2022 from https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/phoro-
  2. ^ -phyte. (n.d.) Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014. (1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014). Retrieved March 11, 2022 from https://www.thefreedictionary.com/-phyte