The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
bromeliaceous — bro·me·li·a·ceous … English syllables
bromeliaceous — /broʊˌmiliˈeɪʃəs/ (say broh.meelee ayshuhs) adjective Botany belonging to the Bromeliaceae, a large family of herbaceous plants, mostly of the tropical Americas, and including the pineapple and many ornamentals. {New Latin Bromelia (named after… …
bromeliaceous — adjective see bromeliaceae … Useful english dictionary
bromeliad — bromeliaceous /broh mee lee ay sheuhs/, adj. /broh mee lee ad /, n. 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… … Universalium
bro|me|li|ad — «broh MEE lee ad», noun. 1. a tropical American plant of the pineapple family, having lance shaped, spiny leaves and brightly colored flowers. 2. any plant of the pineapple family, such as the billbergia. ╂[< New Latin Bromelia (see etym.… … Useful english dictionary
black moss — Tillandsia Til*land si*a, n. [NL., after Prof. Tillands, of Abo, in Finland.] (Bot.) An immense genus of epiphytic bromeliaceous plants confined to tropical and subtropical America. They usually bear a rosette of narrow overlapping basal leaves,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bromelia sylvestris — Ixtle Ix tle Ixtil Ix til, n. The fine, soft fiber of the bromeliaceous plant {Bromelia sylvestris} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Florida moss — Tillandsia Til*land si*a, n. [NL., after Prof. Tillands, of Abo, in Finland.] (Bot.) An immense genus of epiphytic bromeliaceous plants confined to tropical and subtropical America. They usually bear a rosette of narrow overlapping basal leaves,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ixtil — Ixtle Ix tle Ixtil Ix til, n. The fine, soft fiber of the bromeliaceous plant {Bromelia sylvestris} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ixtle — Ix tle Ixtil Ix til, n. The fine, soft fiber of the bromeliaceous plant {Bromelia sylvestris} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
