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Tillandsia definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: large genus of epiphytic or terrestrial sparse-rooting tropical plants usually forming dense clumps or pendant masses [syn: Tillandsia, genus Tillandsia]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: New Latin, from Elias Tillands died 1693 Finnish botanist Date: 1759 any of a large genus (Tillandsia) of chiefly epiphytic plants of the pineapple family native to tropical and subtropical America

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Tillandsia Til*land"si*a, n. [NL., after Prof. Tillands, of Abo, in Finland.] (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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Tillandsia Til*land"si*a, n. [NL. So named after Prof. Tillands, of Abo, in Finland.] (Bot.) A genus of epiphytic endogenous plants found in the Southern United States and in tropical America. Tillandsia usneoides, called long moss, black moss, Spanish moss, and Florida moss, has a very slender pendulous branching stem, and forms great hanging tufts on the branches of trees. It is often used for stuffing mattresses.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. (Bot.) Long moss, black moss.