air plant Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it
aerophyte; epiphytic plant; epiphyte.
WordNet
Air" plant`
Definitions
(Bot.) A plant deriving its sustenance from the air alone; an aërophyte. ✍ The "Florida moss" (Tillandsia) , many tropical orchids, and most mosses and lichens are air plants. Those which are lodged upon trees, but not parasitic on them, are epiphytes.
