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bromeliad Bot.|brəʊˈmiːlɪæd| [f. mod.L. Bromeliaceæ, f. bromelia: see -ad.] Any plant belonging to the family Bromeliaceæ.
1866Lindley & Moore Treas. Bot. 170/1 Some of the Bromeliads grow attached to the branches of trees, and are called Air-plants. 1902Encycl. Brit. XXV. 438/1 In some aerophilous Bromeliads the rosette of leaves forms a cup in which water collects. 1927Glasgow Herald 23 July 4 The ‘vegetable horse hair’ (Tillandsia Usneoides) is a rarely flowering Bromeliad that hangs in grey festoons from the branches of the trees. 1962Amat. Gardening 17 Feb. 7 Until recent years almost all bromeliads have been expensive. |