epiphloedal

adjective

ep·​i·​phloe·​dal

¦epə¦flēdᵊl

variants or epiphloedic

-ēdik

: growing upon the surface of bark

an epiphloedal lichen

Word History

Etymology

irregular from epi- + Greek phloios bark + English -al or -ic

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