BROMELIACEOUS

Etymology

Adjective

bromeliaceous (not comparable)

(botany) Of or relating to the family Bromeliaceae of flowering plants

Source: Wiktionary


Bro*me`li*a"ceous, a. Etym: [Named after Olaf Bromel, a Swedish botanist.] (Bot.)

Definition: Pertaining to, or resembling, a family of endogenous and mostly epiphytic or saxicolous plants of which the genera Tillandsia and Billbergia are examples. The pineapple, though terrestrial, is also of this family.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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