bromeliad

bro me li ad |brōˈmēlēˌad broʊˈmiliæd | ▶noun a plant native to tropical and subtropical America, typically having short stems with rosettes of stiff, usually spiny, leaves. Some kinds are epiphytic, and many are cultivated as houseplants. [Family Bromeliaceae: Bromelia and other genera, and numerous species, including the pineapple and Spanish moss. ] ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from modern Latin Bromelia (named by Linnaeus after Olaf Bromel (1639 –1705 ), Swedish botanist ) + -ad 1 .

bromeliad

bromeliad |brəˈmiːlɪad | ▶noun a plant of tropical and subtropical America, typically having short stems with rosettes of stiff, spiny leaves. Some kinds are epiphytic and many are cultivated as pot plants. ●Family Bromeliaceae: Bromelia and other genera, and numerous species, including the pineapple and Spanish moss. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from modern Latin Bromelia (named by Linnaeus after Olaf Bromel (1639 –1705 ), Swedish botanist ) + -ad 1 .