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bromeliad

Main Entry:: bro·me·li·ad
Pronunciation:: \brō-ˈmē-lē-ˌad\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: New Latin Bromelia, genus of tropical American plants, from Olaf Bromelius †1705 Swedish botanist
Date:: 1866

: any of the chiefly tropical American usually epiphytic plants comprising the pineapple family and including Spanish moss and various ornamentals

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