different between bromeliad vs coralberry

English

Etymology

From New Latin Bromeliaceae.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /b????mi?liæd/
• (US) IPA^(key): /b?o??mi?liæd/

Noun

bromeliad (plural bromeliads)

1. Any of various tropical or subtropical New World herbaceous plants in the family Bromeliaceae.

Alternative forms

• bromelid (uncommon, possibly nonstandard)

See also

• air plant

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

coral +? berry

Noun

coralberry (countable and uncountable, plural coralberries)

1. A species of bromeliad, Aechmea fulgens, of Brazil, and which is often used as an ornamental plant.
2. American winterberry, Ilex verticillata.
3. Symphoricarpos orbiculatus, of eastern North America.
4. Ardisia crenata of east Asia.

Synonyms

• (American winterberry): black alder, black alder winterberry, brook alder, deciduous holly, deciduous winterberry, false alder, fever bush, inkberry, Michigan holly, possumhaw, striped alder, swamp holly, Virginian winterberry, white alder, winterberry, winterberry holly
• (Ardisia crenata): Christmas berry, Australian holly, coral ardisia, coral bush, coralberry tree, hen's-eyes, spiceberry
• (Symphiocarpus orbiculatus): buckbrush, Indian currant

Derived terms

• Chenault coralberry (Symphoricarpos × chenaultii)
• Chinese coralberry (Symphoricarpos sinensis)

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