air plant
Americannoun
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an epiphyte.
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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.
noun
Etymology
Origin of air plant
An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
Example Sentences
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Cheryl Foers, who lives in Quintrell Gardens, said: "It was a freak, everything was twirling in the air, plant pots and so forth."
From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2025
The flowers and the air plant are real, the other stuff not so much.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 13, 2023
A stack of vintage books with a pretty candle or air plant on top can also provide visual “warmth,” she says.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 7, 2022
They are perfectly sized to hold an air plant to adorn the home year-round.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 2, 2021
He roused himself from his trance, and with a strangely leaping heart proceeded carefully to detach the big air plant from its resting-place.
From The Ne'er-Do-Well by Beach, Rex Ellingwood
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