The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Air plant \Air" plant`\ (Bot.)
   A plant deriving its sustenance from the air alone; an
   a["e]rophyte.
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   Note: The "Florida moss" (Tillandsia, many tropical
         orchids, and most mosses and lichens are air plants.
         Those which are lodged upon trees, but not parasitic on
         them, such as the Spanish moss Tillandsia
         usneoides), are epiphytes.
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