"bromeliad" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /bɹəʊˈmiːliæd/ [Received-Pronunciation], /bɹoʊˈmiːliæd/ [US] Forms: bromeliads [plural], bromelid [alternative, nonstandard, possibly, uncommon]
Rhymes: -iːliæd Etymology: Adapted borrowing of taxonomic name Bromeliaceae + -ad. Etymology templates: {{af|en|mul-tax:Bromeliaceae|-ad|id2=organism|type=adap}} Adapted borrowing of taxonomic name Bromeliaceae + -ad Head templates: {{en-noun}} bromeliad (plural bromeliads)
  1. 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). Synonyms: bromelia Translations (plant of the family Bromeliaceae): броме́лия (bromélija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), bromeliācea [feminine] (Latin), bromelia [feminine] (Polish), bromélia [feminine] (Portuguese), броме́лия (bromélija) [feminine] (Russian), bromelia [feminine] (Spanish)

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Alternative forms

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