air plant
noun
an epiphyte.
Also called life plant. a 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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Origin of air plant
An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
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Examples from the Web for air plant
Unless it roots in earth it is not a tree, but an air-plant or a cobweb.
A Woman of the World|Ella Wheeler WilcoxA plant growing attached to another plant, but not parasitic; an air-plant.
British Dictionary definitions for air plant
air plant
noun
an epiphyte, esp an orchid of the large Old World tropical genus Aerides, grown for its white scented flowers spotted with red, purple, or rose, or a bromeliad, esp of the genus Tillandsia
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Scientific definitions for air plant
air plant
See epiphyte.
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