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noun
Any of various tropical or subtropical New World herbaceous plants in the family Bromeliaceae: some are air plants (for example, Spanish moss) and some are terrestrial (for example, pineapples).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: bromelia
Antonyms: none provided
History
Adapted borrowing of taxonomic name Bromeliaceae + -ad.
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6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
