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bromeliad Definition


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bromeliad
noun
    1. bot.
      Any of numerous plants, most of which are epiphytes found in the canopy of tropical rainforests that typically have large strap-shaped fleshy leaves forming a rosette around a central cup in which water accumulates. The pineapple is a bromeliad.
Etymology: 19c: named after Olaus Bromel (1639‐1705), the Swedish botanist.



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