Definitions for bromeliad

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bromeliad bro·me·li·ad

Spelling: [broh-mee-lee-ad]

IPA: /broʊˈmi liˌæd/

Bromeliad is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 755 anagrams from letters in bromeliad (abdeilmor).

Definitions for bromeliad

noun

1. any of numerous, usually epiphytic tropical American plants, having long, stiff leaves and showy flowers, and including the pineapple, Spanish moss, and many species grown as houseplants or ornamentals.

Origin of bromeliad

1865-70; New Latin Bromeli(a), the type genus of the family (named after Olaus Bromelius (1639-1705), Swedish botanist; see -ia) + -ad¹

Examples for bromeliad

The insects in the water which ought to nourish the bromeliad (Tillandsia) are really used by the Utricularia.

One individual was found in a bromeliad about three meters above the ground in the daytime.

One was in a bromeliad growing about ten meters above the ground.