air plant

noun

1
2
: any of several kalanchoes (especially Kalanchoe pinnata)

Examples of air plant in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Miles below Big Cypress National Preserve, land of elegant cypress trees festooned with air plants, there is oil. Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2024 It was crowded: dogs, air plants coming out of cracks in the wall, knit hats and forearm tats. Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023 This easy to assemble natural wood plant holder has tiny glass globe containers for propagating new plants, holding wildflowers, or displaying air plants. Micaela Arnett, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2023 Each wooden magnet is 2 x 1.5 inches and comes with a live air plant and an instruction card to help your recipient keep their new friend alive. Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2023 How to care for air plants Some tips from the experts: Don’t keep an air plant in a container that limits air flow around the plant. Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 1 Sep. 2023 This subscription box will deliver an adorable (and real) air plant to your home to help make your space a little greener each month. Sabrina Talbert, Women's Health, 19 Aug. 2023 Although many plant species grow out of the ground, species such as air plants grow on trees, far from the soil. Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2023 The fog supports oases of cactuses and Tillandsia, better known as air plants, and also — though the practice has yet to be implemented on a large scale — human enterprise. Maggie Shipstead Anthony Cotsifas, New York Times, 10 May 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1798, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of air plant was in 1798

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“Air plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20plant. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

air plant

noun
1
2
: any of several kalanchoes

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