Meaning of AEROPHYTE
| Pronunciation: | | 'ehru`fIt
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| | Definition: | | [n] plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it |
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| | Synonyms: | | air plant, epiphyte, epiphytic plant |
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| | 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 | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | 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.
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