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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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Go to pay your respects and take a stroll under the giant arms of ancient live oaks dripping with Spanish moss.
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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
This serene lake, filled with water lilies and cypress trees draped in Spanish moss, is part of the Cypress Island Nature Preserve—a thriving ecosystem that supports thousands of nesting birds each spring.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2025
Outdoors, the grounds span an acre and host live oak trees draped in Spanish moss and a freeform pool surrounded by a sundeck.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 2 Jan. 2025
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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
This serene lake, filled with water lilies and cypress trees draped in Spanish moss, is part of the Cypress Island Nature Preserve—a thriving ecosystem that supports thousands of nesting birds each spring.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2025
Outdoors, the grounds span an acre and host live oak trees draped in Spanish moss and a freeform pool surrounded by a sundeck.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 2 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for Spanish moss
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“Spanish moss.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Spanish%20moss. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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