HyperDic: ananas

English > 2 senses of the word Ananas / ananas:
NOUNplantAnanas, genus Ananasa genus of tropical American plants have sword-shaped leaves and a fleshy compound fruits composed of the fruits of several flowers (such as pineapples)
foodananas, pineapplelarge sweet fleshy tropical fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves
English > Ananas: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
MeaningA genus of tropical American plants have sword-shaped leaves and a fleshy compound fruits composed of the fruits of several flowers (such as pineapples).
Synonymgenus Ananas
Member ofBromeliaceae, family Bromeliaceae, pineapple familyA family of tropical American plants of order Xyridales including several (as the pineapple) of economic importance
Memberspineapple, pineapple plant, Ananas comosusA tropical American plant bearing a large fleshy edible fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves
Broadermonocot genus, liliopsid genusgenus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
Spanishananas, genus ananas
Catalanananas, genus ananas
English > ananas: 2 senses > noun 2, food
Meaninglarge sweet fleshy tropical fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated.
Synonympineapple
Part ofpineapple, pineapple plant, Ananas comosusA tropical American plant bearing a large fleshy edible fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves
Broaderedible fruitedible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh
Spanishananá, ananás, piña americana, piña
Catalanananàs, pinya americana, pinya, pinya tropical

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