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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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The sun became hotter, and Spanish moss stroked the roof of the train.
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Monisha Rajesh, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2024
Large shaded verandas, mint juleps and shaded trees covered with Spanish moss had little to do with most of Arkansas.
—Curtis Varnell The Timepiece, arkansasonline.com, 13 Oct. 2024
About This Episode For the last episode of the season, a reader has a Spanish moss dilemma.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2024
Great for: Day trippers and campers looking to get lost under Spanish moss and in the Dungeness ruins, or spot a wild horse on the sand.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 2 Aug. 2024
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Monisha Rajesh, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2024
Large shaded verandas, mint juleps and shaded trees covered with Spanish moss had little to do with most of Arkansas.
—Curtis Varnell The Timepiece, arkansasonline.com, 13 Oct. 2024
About This Episode For the last episode of the season, a reader has a Spanish moss dilemma.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2024
Great for: Day trippers and campers looking to get lost under Spanish moss and in the Dungeness ruins, or spot a wild horse on the sand.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 2 Aug. 2024
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 16 Nov. 2024.
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