1. 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, genus Ananas]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
genus Ananas
n 1: 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,
genus Ananas]