"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. Wikipedia link: Spanish moss Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (lifeform): Bromeliads Synonyms: old man's beard, black moss, barbe espagnole, treebeard Translations (Tillandsia usneoides): molsa espanyola [feminine] (Catalan), mousse espagnole [feminine] (French), barbe de vieillard [feminine] (French), fille de l’air [feminine] (French), Spanisches Moos [neuter] (German), samambaîa (Old Tupi), barba-de-pau [feminine] (Portuguese), barba-de-velho [feminine] (Portuguese)

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