First Known Use: 1866
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bromeliad
noun bro·me·li·ad \brō-ˈmē-lē-ˌad\
Definition of BROMELIAD
: any of the chiefly tropical American usually epiphytic plants comprising the pineapple family and including Spanish moss and various ornamentals
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Origin of BROMELIAD
New Latin Bromelia, genus of tropical American plants, from Olaf Bromelius †1705 Swedish botanist
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