bromeliad
noun
bro·me·li·ad
brō-ˈmē-lē-ˌad 
: any of the chiefly tropical American usually epiphytic plants comprising the pineapple family and including Spanish moss and various ornamentals
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Some other shade-loving ground covers to consider include bromeliads, peacock gingers, Amazon lilies, impatiens and begonias.
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Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 15 June 2024
Vendors will be selling orchids, carnivorous plants, bromeliads, cacti, cycads, palms, epiphyllum, tillandsia, terrarium plants, begonias and tree ferns.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024
Los Angeles: One of the few free public gardens around, encompassing 7.5 acres including California natives, desert, ferns, palms, bromeliads, herbariaum and more.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Orange County Register, 7 May 2024
Pineapples are the only edible members of the bromeliad family.
—Deb Wiley, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Feb. 2024
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Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 15 June 2024
Vendors will be selling orchids, carnivorous plants, bromeliads, cacti, cycads, palms, epiphyllum, tillandsia, terrarium plants, begonias and tree ferns.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024
Los Angeles: One of the few free public gardens around, encompassing 7.5 acres including California natives, desert, ferns, palms, bromeliads, herbariaum and more.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Orange County Register, 7 May 2024
Pineapples are the only edible members of the bromeliad family.
—Deb Wiley, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Feb. 2024
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“Bromeliad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bromeliad. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.
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