tillandsioid
English
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edittillandsioid (plural tillandsioids)
- Any bromeliad of the subfamily Tillandsioideaews.
- Hyponyms: tillandsia, Spanish moss
- 1980, David H. Benzing, The Biology of the Bromeliads, page 258:
- 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).