Spanish moss en · NOUN
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) A gray epiphyte that hangs down from trees, Tillandsia usneoides, native to the southeastern US and throughout humid tropical and subtropical parts of the Americas.
The train sped on down through Florida, through the forests and swamps, stark and bewitched with Spanish moss, and through the mile upon mile of citrus groves.
1954, Ian Fleming, “The Everglades”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 123:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish mosses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
black moss · barbe espagnole · Spanish beard · treebeard · old man's beard
Translations (13)
pt barba-de-velho (Tillandsia usneoides) · sv spansk mossa (Tillandsia usneoides) · cmn 松蘿鳳梨 /松萝凤梨 (Tillandsia usneoides) · is trefjagras (Tillandsia usneoides) · ca molsa espanyola (Tillandsia usneoides) · fr mousse espagnole (Tillandsia usneoides) · de Spanisches Moos (Tillandsia usneoides) · fr barbe de vieillard (Tillandsia usneoides) · is spánskur mosi (Tillandsia usneoides) · pt barba-de-pau (Tillandsia usneoides) · fr fille de l'air (Tillandsia usneoides) · tpw samambaîa (Tillandsia usneoides) · bg испа́нски мъх (Tillandsia usneoides)