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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
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]

2. The 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

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