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vriesia

[ vree-zhee-uh, -zee-uh, -zhuh ]

noun

  1. any of numerous tropical American epiphytic bromeliads of the genus Vriesia, many species of which are cultivated for their rosettes of variegated leaves and showy flower spikes.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of vriesia1

< New Latin (1843), after W.H. de Vriese (1806–62), Dutch botanist; -ia

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