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bromelia

bromelia noun: synonym of bromeliad.

Noun

bromelia (plural bromelias)

  1. Synonym of bromeliad.
    • The road from the harbour to Trinidad de Cuba is bordered by hedges of bromelias enclosing fields and plantations; and among the bromelias are seen many plants of Erythrìna Crísta gálli, and a small fan-palm[…]1842, The Gardener’s Magazine, and Register of Rural and Domestic Improvement, volume VIII, London, page 285
    • Mexico is also the home of the beautiful flowering Echeveriæ, and of many bromelias, among which the Ananassa sativa is not the least important, and many liliaceous trees (Dasylirion and Yucca)[…]groups of many thousand palm trees are frequently to be seen; and among their stems, draped with...1881, J. Minshull, transl., Land, Sea and Sky, or, Wonders of Life and Nature. A Description of the Physical Geography and Organic Life of the Earth., London: Ward, Lock, & Co., translation of...
    Synonyms:
    bromeliad

Examples of bromelia in a sentence

  • The Bromeliaciae are in general an important habitat in the wet forest above 4,500 feet.1922, Alexander G[rant] Ruthven, The Amphibians and Reptiles of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, pages 42–43:
  • Bonsai, Bromelias, Cactuses, Orchideas), as well as to the arrangement of inner spaces, hobby greenhouses and indoor glass cabinets, and to indoor plant protection.1989, Acta Agronomica Hungarica, page 182:

Synonyms of bromelia

Forms of bromelia

pluralbromelias

Words that rhyme with bromelia

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Questions about bromelia

What does bromelia mean?
Bromelia means synonym of bromeliad.
How do you use bromelia in a sentence?
The Bromeliaciae are in general an important habitat in the wet forest above 4,500 feet.
What part of speech is bromelia?
Bromelia is a noun.
What is the plural of bromelia?
The plural of bromelia is bromelias.

Words near bromelia in the dictionary

  1. bromegrass
  2. bromegrasses
  3. bromelain
  4. bromelains
  5. bromelein
  6. bromelia
  7. bromeliaceous
  8. bromeliad
  9. bromeliads
  10. bromelias
  11. bromeliculous

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