tillandsioid

English

Noun

tillandsioid (plural tillandsioids)

1. Any bromeliad of the subfamily Tillandsioideae^ws.

   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).