"Spanish moss" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Spanish mosses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} Spanish moss (usually uncountable, plural Spanish mosses)
  1. 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. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: old man's beard, black moss, barbe espagnole, Spanish beard, treebeard Translations (Tillandsia usneoides): molsa espanyola [feminine] (Catalan), 松蘿鳳梨 /松萝凤梨 (sōngluófènglí) (Chinese Mandarin), mousse espagnole [feminine] (French), barbe de vieillard [feminine] (French), fille de l'air [feminine] (French), Spanisches Moos [neuter] (German), trefjagras [neuter] (Icelandic), spánskur mosi (Icelandic), samambaîa (Old Tupi), barba-de-pau [feminine] (Portuguese), barba-de-velho [feminine] (Portuguese), spansk mossa [common-gender] (Swedish)

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