aerophyte
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1. plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | flora, plant, plant life, |
| definition | : | (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | aeschynanthus, |
| definition | : | a plant of the genus Aeschynanthus having somewhat red or orange flowers and seeds having distinctive hairs at base and apex (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | strangler, strangler tree, |
| definition | : | an epiphytic vine or tree whose aerial roots extend down the trunk of a supporting tree and coalesce around it eventually strangling the tree (noun.plant) |
| derivation | : | epiphytic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to epiphytes (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | epiphytic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to epiphytes (adj.pert) |
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