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aerophyte|ˈɛərəʊfaɪt|
[mod. f. aero- + Gr. ϕῠτ-όν plant.]
‘Plants growing wholly in the air; such as epiphytal orchids, many lichens, bromeliads.’ Treas. Bot. 1866. In L. pl. aerophyta specially applied to lichens, as the division of the Thallogens which live in the air. (Henfrey.)
1840Timbs Year Bk. Facts 190 [It] appears as an aerophyte in Nees von Esenbeck's valuable appendix to R. Brown's Botan. Schriften. 1858Gray Bot. Text-bk. 394 Aërophytes, Air-plants. |