genus tillandsia

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   large genus of epiphytic or terrestrial sparse-rooting tropical plants usually forming dense clumps or pendant masses

   SynonymsTillandsia

   Broadermonocot genus

   Part ofBromeliaceae

Questions about genus tillandsia

What does genus tillandsia mean?

genus tillandsia means "large genus of epiphytic or terrestrial sparse-rooting tropical plants usually forming dense clumps or pendant masses".

What is another word for genus tillandsia?

Close synonyms include Tillandsia. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus tillandsia a common word?

genus tillandsia is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.