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Spanish moss
noun
: an epiphytic plant (Tillandsia usneoides) of the pineapple family forming pendent tufts of grayish-green filaments on trees from the southern U.S. to Argentina
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Photo by Rita Harper New Orleans If your image of a bayou consists of a misty swamp with trees draped in Spanish moss, head to Bayou St. John on your next trip to the Crescent City.
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Jill K. Robinson, AFAR Media, 20 Mar. 2025
This southern town oozes mysterious charm with its hundreds-years-old live oak trees and their dripping Spanish moss.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2025
Go to pay your respects and take a stroll under the giant arms of ancient live oaks dripping with Spanish moss.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2025
Students from both the neighborhood elementary school and nearby federal university helped roll up Spanish moss, kalanchoe and other tropical succulents in bidim, a lightweight polyester geotextile made of recycled drink bottles.
—Jill Langlois, NPR, 25 Jan. 2025
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Jill K. Robinson, AFAR Media, 20 Mar. 2025
This southern town oozes mysterious charm with its hundreds-years-old live oak trees and their dripping Spanish moss.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2025
Go to pay your respects and take a stroll under the giant arms of ancient live oaks dripping with Spanish moss.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2025
Students from both the neighborhood elementary school and nearby federal university helped roll up Spanish moss, kalanchoe and other tropical succulents in bidim, a lightweight polyester geotextile made of recycled drink bottles.
—Jill Langlois, NPR, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Spanish moss.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Spanish%20moss. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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