English noun: air plant | |||
1. | air plant (plant) plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it | ||
Synonyms | aerophyte, epiphyte, epiphytic plant | ||
Broader (hypernym) | flora, plant, plant life | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | aeschynanthus, black moss, Clusia insignis, hemiepiphyte, long moss, old man's beard, semiepiphyte, Spanish moss, strangler, strangler tree, Tillandsia usneoides, waxflower | ||