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Spanish moss
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English
Noun
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A gray epiphyte that hangs down from trees, Tillandsia usneoides species, native to the southeastern US and throughout humid tropical and subtropical parts of the Americas.
en old man's beard black moss barbe espagnole Spanish beard treebeard
en 1954 1957 w:Ian Fleming Live and Let Die (novel) Live and Let Die London Pan Books The Everglades 123 The train sped on down through Florida, through the forests and swamps, stark and bewitched with Spanish moss, and through the mile upon mile of citrus groves.
Translations
Tillandsia usneoides
Bulgarian: bg испа́нски мъх m
Catalan: ca molsa espanyola f
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 松蘿鳳梨 sōngluófènglí
French: fr mousse espagnole f, fr barbe de vieillard f, fr fille de l'air f
German: de Spanisches Moos n
Icelandic: is trefjagras n, is spánskur mosi
Old Tupi: tpw samambaîa
Portuguese: pt barba-de-pau f, pt barba-de-velho f
Swedish: sv spansk mossa c
Further reading
en Bromeliads