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1913
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Aerophyte
A′ër-o-phyte
,
Noun.
[
Aëro-
+ Gr.
φυτόν
plant,
φύειν
to grow: cf. F.
aérophyte
.]
(Bot.)
A plant growing entirely in the air, and receiving its nourishment from it; an air plant or epiphyte.
Definition
2024
aerophyte
aerophyte
English
Noun
aerophyte
(
plural
aerophytes
)
An
epiphyte
Antonyms
anaerophyte
Etymology
aero-
(
“
air
”
)
+
-phyte
(
“
plant
”
)
Pronunciation
(
Received Pronunciation
)
IPA
(key)
:
/ˈɛː.rə(ʊ).fʌɪt/
(
US
)
IPA
(key)
:
/ˈɛ.roʊˌ.faɪt/
,
/ˈɛ.rəˌ.faɪt/
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