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tillandsia definition

til·land·sia (ti land′zē ə)

noun

any of a genus (Tillandsia) of epiphytic plants of the pineapple family; esp., Spanish moss

Etymology: ModL, after Elias Tillands, 17th-c. Swed botanist + -ia

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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