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Spanish moss
noun
: a type of American plant that has long gray strands and that hangs down from the branches of trees
Full Definition of SPANISH MOSS
: an epiphytic plant (Tillandsia usneoides) of the pineapple family forming pendent tufts of grayish-green filaments on trees from the southern United States to Argentina
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First Known Use of SPANISH MOSS
1823
Rhymes with SPANISH MOSS
albatross, applesauce, at a loss, autocross, Celtic cross, chili sauce, come across, cyclo-cross, dental floss, double-cross, for a loss, get across, intercross, Irish moss, Latin cross, Maltese cross, motocross, Navy Cross, Northern Cross, papal cross, put across, reindeer moss, run across, semigloss, single cross, Southern Cross, underboss
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