spanish moss

Span·ish moss

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Definitions of spanish moss words

noun spanish moss an epiphytic plant, Tillandsia usneoides, of the southern U.S., having narrow, grayish leaves and growing in long festoons that drape the branches of trees. 1
noun spanish moss Botany 1
noun spanish moss an epiphytic bromeliaceous plant, Tillandsia usneoides, growing in tropical and subtropical regions as long bluish-grey strands suspended from the branches of trees 0
noun spanish moss a tropical lichen, Usnea longissima, growing as long trailing green threads from the branches of trees 0
noun spanish moss a rootless epiphytic plant (Tillandsia usneoides) of the pineapple family, often found growing in long, graceful strands from the branches of trees in the SE U.S. and tropical America 0

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