air plant

1. 1.

   plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it

   Synonymsepiphyteaerophyteepiphytic plant

   Broaderplant

   NarrowerwaxflowerSpanish mossaeschynanthushemiepiphytestrangler

Questions about air plant

What does air plant mean?

air plant means "plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it".

What is another word for air plant?

Close synonyms include epiphyte, aerophyte, epiphytic plant. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is air plant a common word?

air plant is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.