TILLANDSIA


Meaning of TILLANDSIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ tə-ˈlan(d)-zē-ə ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Elias Tillands died 1693 Finnish botanist

Date: 1759

: any of a large genus ( Tillandsia ) of chiefly epiphytic plants of the pineapple family native to tropical and subtropical America

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