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Spanish moss
noun
- an epiphytic plant, Tillandsia usneoides, of the southern U.S., having narrow, grayish leaves and growing in long festoons that drape the branches of trees.
Spanish moss
noun
- an epiphytic bromeliaceous plant, Tillandsia usneoides, growing in tropical and subtropical regions as long bluish-grey strands suspended from the branches of trees
- a tropical lichen, Usnea longissima, growing as long trailing green threads from the branches of trees
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Spanish moss1
An Americanism dating back to 1815–25
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