Spanish moss

English

Noun

Spanish moss (usually uncountable, plural Spanish mosses)

A gray epiphyte that hangs down from trees, Tillandsia usneoides, native to the southeastern US and throughout humid tropical and subtropical parts of the Americas.

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Translations

Tillandsia usneoides

Catalan: molsa espanyola f
French: mousse espagnole (fr) f, barbe de vieillard (fr) f, fille de l’air (fr) f
German: Spanisches Moos n
Old Tupi: samambaîa
Portuguese: barba-de-pau f, barba-de-velho f

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