noun
a genus of tropical American plants have sword-shaped leaves and a fleshy compound fruits composed of the fruits of several flowers (such as pineapples)
• Syn: ↑Ananas
• Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Bromeliaceae, ↑family Bromeliaceae, ↑pineapple family
• Member Meronyms: ↑pineapple, ↑pineapple plant, ↑Ananas comosus
Useful english dictionary. 2012.