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 .