aerophyte

2 definitions found

aerophyte - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Aerophyte \A"["e]r*o*phyte\, n. [A["e]ro- + Gr. fyto`n plant,
     fy`ein to grow: cf. F. a['e]rophyte.] (Bot.)
     A plant growing entirely in the air, and receiving its
     nourishment from it; an air plant or epiphyte.
     [1913 Webster] aeroplane

aerophyte - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  aerophyte
      n 1: plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and
           rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on
           it [syn: air plant, epiphyte, aerophyte, epiphytic plant
           ]