Tillandsia

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(Bot.) An immense genus of epiphytic bromeliaceous plants confined to tropical and subtropical America. They usually bear a rosette of narrow overlapping basal leaves, which often hold a considerable quantity of water. The spicate or paniculate flowers have free perianth segments, and are often subtended by colored bracts. Also, a plant of this genus.

Noun

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Tillandsia - large genus of epiphytic or terrestrial sparse-rooting tropical plants usually forming dense clumps or pendant masses Synonyms: genus Tillandsia

black moss, Bromeliaceae, family Bromeliaceae, genus Tillandsia, liliopsid genus, long moss, monocot genus, old man's beard, pineapple family, Spanish moss, Tillandsia usneoides