Tillandsia

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Translingual

Tillandsia utriculata, growing on a palm

Etymology

Swedish Tillandz +‎ -ia f, named after Swedish doctor and botanist Elias Tillandz, with a Latinized spelling.

Proper noun

Tillandsia f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Bromeliaceae – airplants; epiphytes found in the tropical and semitropical Americas.

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