| Tillandsia (tillandsia) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| ||Til*land"si*a |
| [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.
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| Tillandsia (tillandsia) |
|---|
| n. | (?) |
|---|
| ||Til*land"si*a |
| [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.
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