Tillandsia

[ti'lændziә]

Definition

(noun.) large genus of epiphytic or terrestrial sparse-rooting tropical plants usually forming dense clumps or pendant masses.

Inputed by Lennon--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A genus of epiphytic endogenous plants found in the Southern United States and in tropical America. Tillandsia usneoides, called long moss, black moss, Spanish moss, and Florida moss, has a very slender pendulous branching stem, and forms great hanging tufts on the branches of trees. It is often used for stuffing mattresses.

Editor: Sheldon

Definition

n. a genus of mainly epiphytic plants of the pine-apple family (Bromeliace).

Edited by Clare