tillandsia

American  

[ti-land-zee-uh] / tɪˈlænd zi ə /

noun

1. any of numerous, chiefly epiphytic bromeliads of the genus Tillandsia, including Spanish moss and many species cultivated as ornamentals.

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tillandsia British  

/ tɪˈlændzɪə /

noun

1. any bromeliaceous epiphytic plant of the genus Tillandsia, such as Spanish moss, of tropical and subtropical America

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Etymology

Origin of tillandsia

< New Latin (Linnaeus), after Elias Tillands, 17th-century Finno-Swedish botanist; see -ia

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Example Sentences

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tillandsia

The outfits are made of colorful living material, including headdresses of tillandsia, or air plants, and tresses of huperzia, a tropical clubmoss.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 21, 2024

South Bay Bromeliad Associates members will be displaying their own bromeliads, including specimens of tillandsia, neoregelia, dyckia, vriesea, aechmea, billbergia and guzmanias.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2022

Houseplants, succulents, cactuses, tillandsia, designer terrariums, planters and macramé hangers — you can find it all at Felix Navarro’s Glassell Park plant shop.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2021

A bust of Michelangelo’s David sports a full head of green moss and a lei of tillandsia, all of which grew on the figure naturally.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 7, 2015

Near its centre I could perceive the ashes and half-burnt embers of an extinct fire; and along one side was strewed a thick covering of dry tillandsia, that had evidently been used as a bed.

From The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West by Mayne Reid

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