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Definition of Aerophyte
1. Noun. Plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it.
Generic synonyms: Flora, Plant, Plant Life
Specialized synonyms: Clusia Insignis, Waxflower, Black Moss, Long Moss, Old Man's Beard, Spanish Moss, Tillandsia Usneoides, Aeschynanthus, Hemiepiphyte, Semiepiphyte, Strangler, Strangler Tree
Derivative terms: Epiphytic
Definition of Aerophyte
1. Noun. An epiphyte ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Aerophyte
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Aerophyte
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Aerophyte
Literary usage of Aerophyte
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1892)
"So far all experiments have failed to produce the disease from these cultivations
by inoculation; but bearing in mind that it grows both as an aerophyte and ..."
2. Plant Anatomy from the Standpoint of the Development and Functions of the by William Chase Stevens (1910)
"... or from overhanging branches of the tree on which the aerophyte is encamped;
and from particles washed out of the atmosphere by the falling rain drops. ..."
3. Plant Anatomy from the Standpoint of the Development and Functions of the by William Chase Stevens (1916)
"... or from overhanging branches of the tree on which the aerophyte is encamped;
and from particles washed out of the atmosphere by the falling rain drops. ..."
4. Glimpses of the Cosmos by Lester Frank Ward (1913)
"Its roots are small and do not spread or penetrate deeply, showing that it is at
best a sort of aerophyte, ..."
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