ananas Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. 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)
    genus Ananas.
  2. noun large sweet fleshy tropical fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated
    pineapple.

WordNet

A*na"nas noun
Etymology
Sp. ananas, from the native American name.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) The pineapple (Ananassa sativa).

Webster 1913