aerophyte

Pronunciation key ( âr′ə-fit ) ( ā′ẽr-ə-fīt′ )

aer•o•phyte

n.

[aero- + -phyte].

A parasitic plant that grows on aerial sections of other plants, as many orchids; air plants; epiphyte.

References

Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955