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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Bromeliaceae — mostlyepiphytic bromeliads .
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Bromeliads are represented by genera Aechmea, Vriesea, Tillandsia, and others.
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Pita, Aechmea magdalane, a thorny-leaved terrestrial bromeliad, grows naturally in lowland forests of southeast Mexico.
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