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Pronunciation : Til*land"si*a
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [NL. So named after Prof. Tillands, of Abo, in Finland.] (Bot.)
Definition : Defn: A genus of epiphytic endogenous plants found in the Southern United States and in tropical America. Tillandsia usneoides, called long moss, black moss, Spanish moss, and Florida moss, has a very slender pendulous branching stem, and forms great hanging tufts on the branches of trees. It is often used for stuffing mattresses.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913