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aerophyte
[air-uh-fahyt]
/ ˈɛər əˌfaɪt /
NOUN
air plant
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The ordinary plants, not the xerophytes, are the ones that are chiefly preserved since they occur in most abundance near streams where deposition is taking place.
From Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes by Huntington, Ellsworth