BILLBERGIA

Meaning of BILLBERGIA in English

/bil berr"jee euh, -jeuh/ , n.

any bromeliad of the tropical American genus Billbergia, having stiff leaves and flowers with showy, variously colored bracts.

[ 1821; Billberg (1772-1844), Swedish botanist; see -IA ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

BILLBERGIA — bilˈbərjēə noun Etymology: New Latin, from J.G. Billberg died 1844 Swedish botanist + New Latin -ia 1. capitalized : a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BILLBERGIA — any member of a genus (Billbergia) of evergreen epiphytes of the pineapple family (Bromeliaceae), containing more than 50 South American …
Britannica English vocabulary
BROMELIACEOUS — (a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, a family of endogenous and mostly epiphytic or saxicolous plants of which the genera Tillandsia …
Английский словарь Webster
BROMELIACEOUS — ( a. ) Pertaining to, or resembling, a family of endogenous and mostly epiphytic or saxicolous plants of which the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BROMELIACEOUS — adj pertaining to, or resembling, a family of endogenous and mostly epiphytic or saxicolous plants of which the genera tillandsia …
Webster English vocab
BROMELIAD — ( familyBromeliaceae ) any of more than 2,500 species of predominantly tropical plants, many of which live on the surface …
Britannica English vocabulary

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