[ti-land-zee-uh] 
| any of numerous, chiefly epiphytic bromeliads of the genus Tillandsia, including Spanish moss and many species cultivated as ornamentals. |
| til·land·si·a (tĭ-lānd'zē-ə) n. Any of various usually epiphytic bromeliad plants of the genus Tillandsia, such as Spanish moss, of tropical and subtropical America. [New Latin Tillandsia, genus name, after Elias Tillands (1640-1693), Finno-Swedish botanist.] |
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