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Meaning of ANANAS

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  large sweet fleshy tropical fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated
  2. [n]  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)
 
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 Synonyms: genus Ananas, pineapple
 
 See Also: Ananas comosus, Ananas comosus, Bromeliaceae, edible fruit, family Bromeliaceae, liliopsid genus, monocot genus, pineapple, pineapple family, pineapple plant, pineapple plant

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\A*na"nas\, n. [Sp. ananas, from the native American
name.] (Bot.)
The pineapple ({Ananassa sativa}).
 

 

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