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Definitions for: Aerophyte [n] plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it
Webster (1913) Definition: A"["e]r*o*phyte, n. [A["e]ro- + Gr. ? plant, ? to
grow: cf. F. a['e]rophyte.] (Bot.)
A plant growing entirely in the air, and receiving its
nourishment from it; an air plant or epiphyte.
Synonyms: air plant, epiphyte, epiphytic plant
See Also: aeschynanthus, black moss, Clusia insignis, flora, hemiepiphyte, long moss, old man's beard, plant, plant life, semiepiphyte, Spanish moss, strangler, strangler tree, Tillandsia usneoides, waxflower
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