Definitions for tillandsia
tɪˈlænd zi ətilland·si·a

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tillandsia, genus Tillandsianoun

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

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1. tillandsianoun

   Any of the genus Tillandsia of American epiphytes.

2. Etymology: From the genus name.

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1. Tillandsia

   Tillandsia is a genus of around 650 species of evergreen, perennial flowering plants in the family Bromeliaceae, native to the forests, mountains and deserts of northern Mexico and south-eastern United States, Mesoamerica and the Caribbean to mid Argentina. Their leaves, more or less silvery in color, are covered with specialized cells (trichomes) capable of rapidly absorbing water that gathers on them.They are also commonly known as air plants because they are epiphytes, not needing soil for nourishment. They have a natural propensity to cling to whatever surfaces are readily available: telephone wires, tree branches, bark, bare rocks, etc. Their light seeds and a silky parachute facilitate their spread. Most Tillandsia species are epiphytes – which translates to 'upon a plant'. Some are aerophytes, which have a minimal root system and grow on shifting desert soil. Due to their epiphytic way of life, these plants will not grow in soil but live on the branches of trees, in deserts and on other substrates that will not be saturated with water for very long.

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1. tillandsia

   Tillandsia is a genus of around 650 species of evergreen, perennial flowering plants in the family Bromeliaceae, native to forests, mountains, and deserts of Central and South America, the southern United States, and the West Indies. They are best known as air plants as they usually grow without soil while attached to other plants. They have slender, flexible leaves that are covered in specialized cells, capable of rapidly absorbing ambient humidity.

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1. Tillandsianoun

   a genus of epiphytic endogenous plants found in the Southern United States and in tropical America. Tillandsia usneoides, called long moss, black moss, Spanish moss, and Florida moss, has a very slender pendulous branching stem, and forms great hanging tufts on the branches of trees. It is often used for stuffing mattresses

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1. Tillandsia

   Tillandsia is a genus of around 540 species of evergreen, perennial flowering plants in the family Bromeliaceae, native to the forests, mountains and deserts of Central and South America, the southern United States and the West Indies. The thinner-leafed varieties grow in rainy areas and the thick-leafed varieties in areas more subject to drought. Moisture and nutrients are gathered from the air through structures on the leaves called trichomes. Tillandsia species are epiphytes – i.e. they normally grow without soil while attached to other plants. Epiphytes are not parasitic, depending on the host only for support.

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1. Tillandsia

   ti-land′zi-a, n. a genus of mainly epiphytic plants of the pine-apple family (Bromeliaceæ). [From the Swedish botanist, Tillands.]

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1. Tillandsia

   A plant genus of the family BROMELIACEAE. Members contain 3-methoxy-5-hydroxyflavonols.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tillandsia in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

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   The numerical value of tillandsia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=tillandsia
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tillandsia
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tillandsia
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tillandsia
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=tillandsia
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=tillandsia