Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [broh-mee-lee-ad]
- /broʊˈmi liˌæd/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [broh-mee-lee-ad]
- /broʊˈmi liˌæd/
Definitions of bromeliad word
- noun bromeliad any plant of the tropical American family Bromeliaceae, typically epiphytes with a rosette of fleshy leaves. The family includes the pineapple and Spanish moss 3
- noun bromeliad any member of the pineapple family of plants, usually having stiff, leathery leaves and spikes of bright flowers, as the pineapple and Spanish moss 3
- noun bromeliad any of numerous, usually epiphytic tropical American plants, having long, stiff leaves and showy flowers, and including the pineapple, Spanish moss, and many species grown as houseplants or ornamentals. 1
- noun bromeliad Any of various tropical or subtropical New World herbaceous plants in the family Bromeliaceae. 0
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Origin of bromeliad
First appearance:
before 1865 One of the 28% newest English words
1865-70; < New Latin Bromeli(a), the type genus of the family (named after Olaus Bromelius (1639-1705), Swedish botanist; see -ia) + -ad1
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Parts of speech for Bromeliad
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bromeliad popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
bromeliad usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with bromeliad
- how to care for bromeliad plant?
- how to water a bromeliad?
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- what is a bromeliad?
- how to draw a bromeliad?
- how to water bromeliad plants?
- how to care for a bromeliad plant?
- how to plant bromeliad pups?
- how to take care of bromeliad plant?
- how to take care of a bromeliad?
- why is my bromeliad losing color?
- how to save a dying bromeliad?
- how to care for bromeliad?
- how to care for a bromeliad plant indoors?
- how do you take care of a bromeliad plant?
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