Lectionary Calendar
Saturday, November 2nd, 2024
the Week of Proper 25 / Ordinary 30
the Week of Proper 25 / Ordinary 30
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Bible Dictionaries
Tillandsia
Webster's Dictionary
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(1):
(n.) 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.
(2):
(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.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Tillandsia'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/tillandsia.html. 1828.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Tillandsia'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/tillandsia.html. 1828.