释义 |
spanish moss noun Usage: usually capitalized S 1. : an epiphytic plant (Tillandsia usneoides) that forms pendant tufts of hairlike grayish green strands upon the trunks and branches of many trees in the southern United States and the West Indies — called also black moss, long moss, old-man's-beard 2. : a lichen (Ramalina reticulata) that forms lacelike masses on many trees in the Pacific coastal United States [Spanish moss] |