Spanish moss in Portuguese

Spanish moss in Portuguese is barba-de-pau, barba-de-velho.

Spanish moss in Portuguese

barba-de-pau

noun

A gray epiphyte that hangs down from trees, Tillandsia usneoides, native to the southeastern US and throughout humid tropical and subtropical parts of the Americas.

barba-de-velho

noun

A gray epiphyte that hangs down from trees, Tillandsia usneoides, native to the southeastern US and throughout humid tropical and subtropical parts of the Americas.

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