"plant which lives exclusively on air," 1838, perhaps via French aerophyte, from aero- "air" + -phyte "plant."
aerodynamics
aerofoil
aerogram
aeronautics
aerophobia
aerophyte
aeroplane
aerosol
aerospace
Aeschylus
Aesculapius
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