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air plant

NOUN
plant getting nutrients from air
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The bar’s back patio was decked out with tea lights and potted palm plants.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Because palm plants need the shade of the forest's tall trees to survive, maintaining a sustainable palm crop also gives villagers an incentive to protect the forests as a whole.

From Slate • Mar. 22, 2013

The young palm plants are cultivated for the market, as cabbages are with us, and eaten, either when fresh or after being dried in the sun.

From Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture by Saunders, William



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