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Large genus of epiphytic or terrestrial sparse-rooting tropical plants usually forming dense clumps or pendant masses
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tillandsia
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Tillandsia is a genus of around 650 species of evergreen , perennial flowering plants in the family Bromeliaceae , native to the forests, mountains and deserts of Central and South America, the southern United States and the West Indies. They have naturally ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International 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 ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Any of the genus (taxlink Tillandsia genus noshow=1) of American epiphytes.
Usage examples of tillandsia.
A similar but even more far-reaching process is exhibited by the Tillandsia as regards the three substances referred to above.