tillandsia

tillandsia
/ti land"zee euh/, n.
any of numerous, chiefly epiphytic bromeliads of the genus Tillandsia, including Spanish moss and many species cultivated as ornamentals.
[ < NL (Linnaeus), after Elias Tillands, 17th-century Finno-Swedish botanist; see -IA]

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▪ plant genus
      the most widely distributed genus of the pineapple family (Bromeliaceae), containing about 500 species of tropical American plants. They are mainly perennial herbs that are epiphytic (supported by other plants and having aerial roots exposed to the humid atmosphere).

      The leaves of some members grow in rosettes; others hang loosely from their aerial perches. Those in rosettes often are flared and overlap at the base, forming a cup that holds rainwater. The leaves often are coloured or are grayish or silvery. The flowers are showy in some species, inconspicuous in others. Spanish moss (q.v.; T. usneoides) is sometimes used for packing or upholstery; T. xiphoides, a South American species, has strongly scented flowers that are sometimes used locally in medicines for respiratory diseases.

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  • Tillandsia — Tillandsia …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Tillandsia — Til*land si*a, n. [NL., after Prof. Tillands, of Abo, in Finland.] (Bot.) An immense genus of epiphytic bromeliaceous plants confined to tropical and subtropical America. They usually bear a rosette of narrow overlapping basal leaves, which often …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tillandsia — [ti land′zē ə] n. [ModL, after Elias Tillands, 17th c. Swed botanist + IA] any of a genus (Tillandsia) of epiphytic plants of the pineapple family; esp., Spanish moss …   English World dictionary

  • Tillandsĭa — (T. L.), Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Bromeliaceae, 6. Kl. 1. Ordn. L; Arten: südamerikanische Schmarotzerpflanzen auf Bäumen; T. usneoïdes. in Amerika zum Verpacken u. Ausfüllen von Polstern; T. maculata, von den Peruanern zur Zierde über …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Tillandsĭa — L. (Haarananas), Gattung der Bromeliazeen, meist auf Bäumen wachsende Pflanzen mit schmalen oder breiten, an der Basis becherförmigen Blättern, endständigen, einfachen oder zusammengesetzten Blütenähren und länglich linealischen, vielsamigen… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Tillandsia — Tillandsĭa L., Pflanzengattg. der Bromeliazeen im trop. Amerika. T. usneoīdes L., eine wurzellose, flechtenartig an Bäumen hängende silbergraue Pflanze mit langen Stengeln, die als Stopfmaterial verwendet werden (Tillandsiafaser, vegetabilisches… …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Tillandsia — Tillandsia …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Tillandsia —   Tillandsia Tillandsia fl …   Wikipedia Español

  • Tillandsia — Tillandsien Epiphytische Tillandsia cyanea Hybride. Systematik Klasse: Einkeimblättrige (Liliopsida) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Tillandsia — Taxobox name = Tillandsia image width = 250px image caption = Spanish moss ( Tillandsia usneoides ) growing on an oak tree in SE USA regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida subclassis = Commelinidae ordo = Poales familia =… …   Wikipedia

  • tillandsia — tillandsie [ tilɑ̃dsi ] n. f. • 1842; lat. sav. tillandsia, du nom du bot. suéd. Elias Tillands ♦ Bot. Plante d Amérique tropicale (broméliacées) aux variétés nombreuses, le plus souvent épiphytes. Une tillandsie est utilisée comme crin végétal.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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