Ananas \A*na"nas\, n. [Sp. ananas, from the native American name.] (Bot.) The pineapple ({Ananassa sativa}).
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: {genus Ananas}] 2: large sweet fleshy tropical fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated [syn: {pineapple}]