Definition of Air plant

1. Noun. Plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it.

Exact synonyms: Aerophyte, Epiphyte, Epiphytic Plant
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

Medical Definition of Air plant

1. A plant deriving its sustenance from the air alone; an aerophyte. 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Air Plant

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air mass
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Air Medal
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air mile
Air National Guard
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air passage
air plant (current term)
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air pocket
air pollutants
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air power
air pressure
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air quality maintenance area
air raid
air reconnaissance
air rifle
air sac

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