tillandsioid

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noun

Any bromeliad of the subfamily Tillandsioideae.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

nountillandsioid (plural tillandsioids)

plural tillandsioids

  1. Any bromeliad of the subfamily Tillandsioideae.

    Some bromeliads, most notably several mesophytic tank tillandsioids and a number of neoregelias and pitcairnias, progress through distinct juvenile and adult growth phases during their ontogeny (development as individuals).

    1980, David H. Benzing, The Biology of the Bromeliads, page 258
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