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life plant

American  

noun

  1. air plant.


Etymology

Origin of life plant

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

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Darwin corresponded with people from all walks of life, plant and animal breeders, gardeners and naturalists, but also diplomats and explorers.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2013

The lowest forms of life, plant and animal, live in water to-day.

From Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know Easy studies of the earth and the stars for any time and place by Rogers, Julia Ellen

"The quietness of the country permits a greater spiritual and mental growth, with its abundance of life, plant and animal, which challenges the mind to discover its secrets."

From The American Country Girl by Crow, Martha Foote

He has a right to the romance of the flower, cloud, bird, fish, animal life, plant life, in all their ramifications.

From The Renewal of Life; How and When to Tell the Story to the Young by Morley, Margaret Warner

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