Definition

1. Noun:
   • A large sweet fleshy tropical fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated. This is the primary meaning, referring to the fruit itself.
   • A genus of tropical American plants having sword-shaped leaves and a fleshy compound fruit composed of the fruits of several flowers (such as pineapples). This is the botanical meaning, referring to the plant genus.

Examples of Usage

• Noun (Fruit): The market was selling fresh ananas from Costa Rica. For dessert, we had slices of sweet ananas.

• Noun (Plant Genus): Ananas comosus is the most commercially important species in the genus. The garden features several species of the ananas genus.

Advanced Usage

• In botanical or scientific contexts: The word "ananas" is used precisely to refer to the genus within the family Bromeliaceae.

Variants and Related Words

• Pineapple: The common English name for the fruit of . "Ananas" and "pineapple" are synonyms for the fruit.
• Ananás: A spelling variant used in some languages (e.g., Portuguese, Spanish).

Synonyms

• Pineapple: The most common synonym for the fruit meaning.
• Bromeliad fruit: A more general term, as pineapples belong to the Bromeliaceae family.

Notes on Different Meanings

• The first meaning (the fruit) is the most common in general English usage, though "pineapple" is far more frequent.
• The second meaning (the plant genus) is primarily used in scientific, botanical, or horticultural contexts. In everyday conversation, "ananas" typically refers to the fruit.

Noun

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