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aërophyte
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aërophyte, n. [Aëro- + Gr. fyto`n plant, fy`ein to grow: cf. F. aérophyte.].
A plant growing entirely in the air, and receiving its nourishment from it; an air plant or epiphyte. [1913 Webster]
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