Aerophyte

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. See epiphyte.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An epiphyte
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A plant growing entirely in the air, and receiving its nourishment from it; an air plant or epiphyte.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A plant which lives exclusively in air, absorbing all its nourishment from it alone, as some orchids and many Bromeliaceæ; an air-plant. See epiphyte.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    plant    flora    plant life   
    Hyponym
    aeschynanthus    long moss    strangler    semiepiphyte    strangler tree   
    Unknown
    aeroplane    atrophy    macrophyte    neophyte   
     
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