Meanings
plural bromeliads · alternative nonstandard possibly uncommon bromelid
- Any of various tropical or subtropical New World herbaceous plants in the family Bromeliaceae: some are air plants (for example, Spanish moss) and some are terrestrial (for example, pineapples).
The rapid runoff of torrential storms sweeps soil from this sea of rock, where an island of lichens and mosses (below) anchors a colony of Brocchinia reducta. These bromeliads endure both intense solar radiation and cool, humid conditions.
1989 May, Uwe George, “Venezuela's Islands in Time”, in National Geographic, volume 175, number 5, page 551Synonyms: bromelia
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of various tropical or subtropical New World herbaceous plants in the family Bromeliaceae: some are air plants (for example, Spanish moss) and some are terrestrial (for example, pineapples).
Origin
Adapted borrowing of taxonomic name Bromeliaceae + -ad.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian броме́лия
- броме́лия (bromélija)plant of the family Bromeliaceae
Latin bromeliācea
- bromeliāceaplant of the family Bromeliaceae
Polish bromelia
- bromeliaplant of the family Bromeliaceae
Portuguese bromélia
- broméliaplant of the family Bromeliaceae
Russian броме́лия
- броме́лия (bromélija)plant of the family Bromeliaceae
Spanish bromelia
- bromeliaplant of the family Bromeliaceae
Cite this entry
bromeliad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bromeliad
“bromeliad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bromeliad. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bromeliad,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bromeliad.
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