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air plant
noun
- an epiphyte.
- Also called life plant. a tropical plant, Kalanchoe pinnata, of the stonecrop family, having pale green flowers tinged with red and new plants sprouting at the leaf notches.
air plant
noun
- an epiphyte, esp an orchid of the large Old World tropical genus Aerides, grown for its white scented flowers spotted with red, purple, or rose, or a bromeliad, esp of the genus Tillandsia
air plant
- See epiphyte
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Origin of air plant1
An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
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In summer, add a piece driftwood with a few hanging air plants to break up space, she says.
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The outfits are made of colorful living material, including headdresses of tillandsia, or air plants, and tresses of huperzia, a tropical clubmoss.
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Most epiphytes, or air plants, don’t sink their roots into soil to absorb moisture and nutrients, Lara explained.
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Why not hang those air plants in a spinal row of vertebrae-shaped planters?
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Add a couple of air plants to a gorgeous piece of driftwood and you have a ready-made tablescape.
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