billbergia

[ bil-bur-jee-uh, -juh ]

noun

1. any bromeliad of the tropical American genus Billbergia, having stiff leaves and flowers with showy, variously colored bracts.

Word History and Origins

Origin of billbergia¹

1821; < New Latin, named after Gustaf Johan Billberg (1772–1844), Swedish botanist; -ia

Example Sentences

South Bay Bromeliad Associates members will be displaying their own bromeliads, including specimens of tillandsia, neoregelia, dyckia, vriesea, aechmea, billbergia and guzmanias.

From Los Angeles Times

South Bay Bromeliad Associates members will be displaying their own bromeliads, including specimens of tillandsia, neoregelia, dyckia, vriesea, aechmea, billbergia and guzmanias.

From Los Angeles Times

The dark-red leaves of Billbergia “Hallelujah” are spotted white and form clumps of tall, narrow tubes.

From Seattle Times

The dark-red leaves of Billbergia “Hallelujah” are spotted white and form clumps of tall, narrow tubes.

From Seattle Times

Several species are grown as hot-house plants for the bright colour of their flowers or flower-bracts, e.g. species of Tillandsia, Billbergia, Aechmea and others.

From Project Gutenberg