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Meaning of air plant | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Synonym of epiphyte.
  2. Any plant of species Kalanchoe pinnata (cathedral bells, life plant, miracle leaf, Goethe plant, mother of thousands, never dead, parvu, wonder-of-the-world (Trinidad)).

Examples

“[My] air plants are happy and have⟳ grown three times their size because I supplement them with adequate shots of water from a plant⟳ mister. / WATER. There are several tricks to watering air plants. Tillandsia do need⟳ water; they do not live⟳[…]”
“Air plants are free and thrive in many environments because they are epiphytes, and make⟳ their home in soaring tree lines in the wild. They require⟳ little care because they pull⟳ moisture from the air for nourishment.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

air pocket air pollutant air pollution air popper air port air potato

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