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   bromeliad
   (from the article `Bromeliales`) The order Bromeliales contains a single family, the Bromeliaceae, with about 50 genera and almost 2,600 species. Members of the family are commonly ... ...in the majority of tropical rainforests in western Malesia (see above Origin); the family, however, is uncommon ...
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   Bromeliad
   Plants of the bromeliad family (Bromeliaceae). These plants grow from the dry deserts of the subtropics to equatorial tropical rain forests. Many bromeliads grow high up on the branches and trunks of trees in the tropical rainforest. Based on growth habits and other characteristics, Bromeliaceae is ...
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   bromeliad
   bromeliad, common name for plants of the family Bromeliaceae (pineapple family).
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   bromeliad
   Any tropical or subtropical plant belonging to the pineapple family, usually with stiff leathery leaves, which are often coloured and patterned, and bright, attractive flower spikes. There are about 1,400 species in tropical America; several are cultivated as greenhouse plants. (Family Bromeliaceae....
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