Spanish moss

Spanish moss

noun

Definition of SPANISH MOSS

: an epiphytic plant (Tillandsia usneoides) of the pineapple family forming pendent tufts of grayish-green filaments on trees from the southern United States to Argentina

Illustration of SPANISH MOSS

First Known Use of SPANISH MOSS

1823

Rhymes with SPANISH MOSS

albatross, applesauce, at a loss, autocross, Celtic cross, chili sauce, come across, cyclo-cross, dental floss, double-cross, for a loss, get across, intercross, Irish moss, Latin cross, Maltese cross, motocross, Navy Cross, Northern Cross, papal cross, put across, reindeer moss, run across, semigloss, single cross, Southern Cross, underboss