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tillandsia

tillandsia noun: any member of the genus Tillandsia of American epiphytes.

Noun

tillandsia (plural tillandsias)

  1. Any member of the genus Tillandsia of American epiphytes.
    • In the lobby of the Bardessono hotel, which recently opened in Napa Valley, four alcove panels are filled with epiphytic air plants (tillandsias) simply clipped onto metal rods.2009 February 19, Stephen Orr, “A Breath of Fresh Greenery”, in New York Times

Forms of tillandsia

pluraltillandsias

Origin of tillandsia

Borrowed from translingual Tillandsia.

Questions about tillandsia

What does tillandsia mean?
Tillandsia means any member of the genus Tillandsia of American epiphytes.
What part of speech is tillandsia?
Tillandsia is a noun.
What is the plural of tillandsia?
The plural of tillandsia is tillandsias.

Words near tillandsia in the dictionary

  1. tillaged
  2. tillages
  3. Tillamook
  4. Tillamook County
  5. Tillamooks
  6. tillandsia
  7. tillandsias
  8. tillandsioid
  9. tillandsioids
  10. tilled
  11. tiller

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