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单词 spanish moss
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Spanish moss


noun

an epiphytic plant, Tillandsia usneoides, of the southern U.S., having narrow, grayish leaves and growing in long festoons that drape the branches of trees.

Origin of Spanish moss

An Americanism dating back to 1815–25

Words nearby Spanish moss

Spanish jasmine, Spanish mackerel, Spanish Main, Spanish Moroccan, Spanish Morocco, Spanish moss, Spanish needles, Spanish omelet, Spanish omelette, Spanish onion, Spanish oyster plant
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British Dictionary definitions for Spanish moss

Spanish moss

noun

an epiphytic bromeliaceous plant, Tillandsia usneoides, growing in tropical and subtropical regions as long bluish-grey strands suspended from the branches of trees
a tropical lichen, Usnea longissima, growing as long trailing green threads from the branches of trees
Also called: long moss
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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