life plant

noun

1. air plant.

Word History and Origins

Origin of life plant¹

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

Sotheby’s bucked that preconception when the 1944 still life “Plant de Tomates,” sold to one of four telephone bidders for £17 million, an auction high for a still life by the artist.

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Among them are the imposing 1944 Picasso still life “Plant de Tomates,” guaranteed by the house for at least £10 million, and the prime-period 1874 Alfred Sisley work “Effet de Neige à Louveciennes,” which will make at least £6 million, thanks to an irrevocable bidder.

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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.

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Firstly, that in the world of Life, plant and animal, living attributes are divided into two contrasting orders.

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Assisted migration, the conscious movement of one species of life -- plant or animal -- to another region, has been used for several years as a survival technique against climate change.

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