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aerophyte |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Aerophyte \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: aerophyte n : plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it [syn: {air plant}, {epiphyte}, {epiphytic plant}]
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