A'er-o-phyte', n.
n. [Gr. ἀήρ, air, and φυτὸν, plant, from φυεῖν, to grow.] (Bot.) A plant that lives in the air without connection with soil; an aerial or air plant, as lichens, many mosses, &c. Brande.
n. [Gr. ἀήρ, air, and φυτὸν, plant, from φυεῖν, to grow.] (Bot.) A plant that lives in the air without connection with soil; an aerial or air plant, as lichens, many mosses, &c. Brande.