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air plant

NOUN
plant getting nutrients from air
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Cheryl Foers, who lives in Quintrell Gardens, said: "It was a freak, everything was twirling in the air, plant pots and so forth."

From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2025

The largest air plant, Tillandsia xerographica, a spiral of silver tentacle-like leaves, is another favorite.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2023

The flowers and the air plant are real, the other stuff not so much.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 13, 2023

A stack of vintage books with a pretty candle or air plant on top can also provide visual “warmth,” she says.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 7, 2022

It may begin life as an air plant, fixing its roots in the crotch of another tree, in which a chance seed has lodged.

From Trees Worth Knowing by Julia Ellen Rogers


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