spanish moss in English

noun
1
a tropical American plant that grows as silvery-green festoons on trees, obtaining water and nutrients directly through its surface.
The island was covered with large oak trees draped in Spanish moss .

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1. Through the mist, I saw trees lined with orchids and draped with Spanish moss.

2. Spanish moss hangs from centuries-old live oak trees along rivers and Bayous in south Louisiana

3. Bordered on two sides by undeveloped marshlands, Agapae Oaks’ 150 acres are graced with countless trees including palmettos, Spanish moss-laden oaks, and cedars

4. Painted Buntings lay about four eggs in deep-cup nests of grass and sticks constructed at the end of branches, usually in Spanish moss

5. Its Blare sent birds fluttering from the branches of the live oak that overhung the gate, making the Spanish moss sway as if it were alive

6. The Anhinga is the classic bird many people visualize when they think of a swamp; a place of Spanish moss draped trees in a watery environment

7. Bromeliad definition, any of numerous, usually epiphytic tropical American plants, having long, stiff leaves and showy flowers, and including the pineapple, Spanish moss, and many species grown as houseplants or ornamentals