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Answer for the clue "The type genus of the family Bromeliaceae which includes tropical American plants with deeply cleft calyx ", 8 letters:
bromelia

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Bromelia is the type genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae , subfamily Bromelioideae . Bromelia species are widespread across much of Latin America and the West Indies , and are characterized by flowers with a deeply cleft calyx. The genus is named ...

Usage examples of bromelia.

It is covered by a plant allied, I believe, to Bromelia, and called by the inhabitants Chepones.