1) An epiphyte
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• A plant deriving its sustenance from the air alone; an aerophyte.
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(from the article `kalanchoe`) The most common species, valued for their unusual foliage, include the panda plant (K. tomentosa); penwiper plant (K. marmorata); air plant, or ...
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Air' plant` (Botany) A plant deriving its sustenance from the air alone; an aërophyte. » 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 .
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n] - plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain
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aerophyte, epiphyte, air plant 1. An aerophyte is attached to the aerial portion of another plant. Also known as an 'epiphyte', it lives on the surface of other plants but does not derive water or nourishment from them. 2. An aerophyte, or epiphyte, grows on a terrestrial plant and lacks direct contact with soil or water. They get moisture and nut...
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epiphyte noun 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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an epiphyte. · Also calleda tropical plant, Kalanchoe pinnata, of the stonecrop family, having pale green flowers tinged with red and new plants sprouting at the leaf notches.
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