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tillandsia |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tillandsia \Til*land"si*a\, n. [NL., after Prof. Tillands of Abo, in Finland.] (Bot.) An immense genus of epiphytic bromeliaceous plants confined to tropical and subtropical America. They usually bear a rosette of narrow overlapping basal leaves, which often hold a considerable quantity of water. The spicate or paniculate flowers have free perianth segments, and are often subtended by colored bracts. Also a plant of this genus. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tillandsia \Til*land"si*a\, n. [NL. So named after Prof. Tillands of Abo, in Finland.] (Bot.) 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Tillandsia n : large genus of epiphytic or terrestrial sparse-rooting tropical plants usually forming dense clumps or pendant masses [syn: {Tillandsia}, {genus Tillandsia}]
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