Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for A'ER-O-PHYTE
A'ER-O-NAUT-ISMA-ER-OS'CEP-SY, or A-ER-OS'CO-PY
A'ER-O-PHYTE, n. [Gr. αηρ and φυτον, a plant.]
A plant that lives exclusively in air, in distinction from a hydrophyte.
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