tillandsia

noun

large genus of epiphytic or terrestrial sparse-rooting tropical plants usually forming dense clumps or pendant masses

Roots

tillandstilland- · Swedish · named for botanist Elias Tillandz ia-ia · Latin · forming genus names

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