Spanish moss

Noun

Meaning

dense festoons of greenish-grey hairlike flexuous strands anchored to tree trunks and branches by sparse wiry roots; southeastern United States and West Indies to South America

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

black moss old man's beard long moss tillandsia usneoides barbe espagnole

Hypernyms

epiphyte aerophyte air plant epiphytic plant

Examples

Spanish moss dangled from the branches like exotic drapes. Source: Internet

Mount Dora has gingerbread homes, live oaks draped with Spanish moss – and tons of antique shops to trap tourists. Source: Internet

The Spanish moss swung like cobwebs from the trees. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

spanish mile Spanish monetary unit spanish moon moth Spanish nectarine Spanish needles Spanish Netherlands