Aerophyte

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Aerophyte \A"["e]r*o*phyte\, n. [A["e]ro- + Gr. fyto`n plant,
     fy`ein to grow: cf. F. a['e]rophyte.] (Bot.)
     A plant growing entirely in the air, and receiving its
     nourishment from it; an air plant or epiphyte.
     [1913 Webster] aeroplane



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  aerophyte
       n : plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and
           rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on
           it [syn: {air plant}, {epiphyte}, {epiphytic plant}]