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Definition: Ananas

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 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).[Wordnet]
2. Large sweet fleshy tropical fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated.[Wordnet]
3. The pineapple (Ananassa sativa).[Websters].

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"Ananas" is a common misspelling or typo for: bananas, Ananias, ananase, Anabas.

Date "Ananas" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1723. (references)

Etymology:Ananas \A*na"nas\, noun. [from Spanish expression ananas, from the native American name.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: Ananas

Domain Definition
Botanical Sp. "Pineapple" "hala-kea" (references)
Wikipedic The genus Ananas belongs to the Bromeliad family (Bromeliaceae). It is best known for the species Ananas comosus, better known as pineapple. (references)

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Common Expressions: Ananas

Expressions Definition
Ananas comosus A tropical American plant bearing a large fleshy edible fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated in the tropics. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Genus Ananas 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). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Specialty Expressions: Ananas

Expressions Domain Definition
Ananas bracteatus Botanical The sweet fruits are edible. (references)
Ananas comosus Botanical Pineapple is cultivated in various parts of the lowlands of Panama, those from Taboga Island having been highly praised. Darien Negroes cook the rind with rice, cream and sugar to make 'chicha de pina'. The rind is also an ingredient in 'mazamoro de platano'. Pineapples produced at Curiche in the humid Choco Department are excellent (!), although pineapples are probably adapted better to semiarid areas such as the Pearl Islands (!). Pineapple fares best in acid, organic, and well-aerated soils.the juice of the fruit is regarded as antiscorbutic, Cholagogic, diaphoretic, diuretic, emmenagogic, refrigerant, and useful in jaundice. The juice of the leaves is regarded as anthelmintic, ecbolic, emmenagogic, and purgative. Young vegetative buds are an ingredient in a medicine for respiratory ailments in Choco children. An excellent long-lasting fiber is obtained from the leaves. (references)

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Extended Definition: Ananas

Ananas

For the city and municipality in Tocantins state, Brazil, see Ananás, Tocantins.
Ananas
Pineapple (Ananas comosus)
Pineapple (Ananas comosus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Subfamily: Bromelioideae
Genus: Ananas
Mill.
Species

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Pineapple plantation
Pineapple plantation
Ananas bracteatus var. striatus
Ananas bracteatus var. striatus
Fruit of Ananas bracteatus var. tricolor
Fruit of Ananas bracteatus var. tricolor

The genus Ananas belongs to the Bromeliad family (Bromeliaceae). It is best known for the species Ananas comosus, better known as the pineapple.

This genus originated in South America and was brought to the Caribbean Islands by the Carib Indians. In 1493, Christopher Columbus first saw plants of this genus in Guadeloupe. It was brought to Europe, and from there was distributed to the Pacific Islands by the Spanish and the English. Commercial pineapple plantations were established in Hawaii, the Philippines, Southeast Asia, Florida and Cuba. The pineapple has become one of the world's most popular fruits.

The tough leaves grow in large rosettes, arising basally from a crown. These leaves are long and lanceolate with a serrate or thorny margin. The flowers, arising from the heart of the rosette, each have their own sepals. They grow into a compact head on a short, robust stalk. The sepals become fleshy and juicy and develop into the well-known complex form of the pseudocarp fruit, crowned by a rosette of leaves.

Ananas species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Batrachedra comosae, which feeds exclusively on A. comosus.

The word Ananas is derived from the Guarani name for the pineapple, via Portuguese.

Chemistry

Pineapples contain both bromelain and papain to which it owes its meat tenderizing properties.

Ethnomedical Use

The fruit and roots are used as anti-inflammatory, proteolytic agent, and a root decoction for diarrhea.

Species and varieties

  • Ananas ananassoides var. typicus
  • Ananas arvensis  : (Brazil)
  • Ananas bracteatus  : (Brazil)
    • Ananas bracteatus var. albus
    • Ananas bracteatus var. hondurensis
    • Ananas bracteatus var. paraguariensis
    • Ananas bracteatus var. rudis
    • Ananas bracteatus var. striatus (South America)
    • Ananas bracteatus var. tricolor
    • Ananas bracteatus var. typicus
  • Ananas comosus - pineapple (Brazil)
  • Ananas erectifolius
  • Ananas genesio-linesii (Brazil)
  • Ananas guaraniticus (Argentina, Paraguay)
  • Ananas macrodontes (Brazil)
  • Ananas microcephalus (tropical America)
    • Ananas microcephalus var. major (South America)
    • Ananas microcephalus var. minor (South America)
    • Ananas microcephalus var. missionensis (Argentina)
    • Ananas microcephalus var. mondayanus (South America)
    • Ananas microstachys var. typicus
  • Ananas mordilona
  • Ananas nanus
  • Ananas pancheanus (Colombia)
  • Ananas parguazensis (South America)
  • Ananas pyramidalis
  • Ananas sativus (tropical America)
    • Ananas sativus var. hispanorum
    • Ananas sativus var. lucidus
    • Ananas sativus var. muricatus
    • Ananas sativus var. sagenarius
    • Ananas sativus f. typicus
    • Ananas sativus var. variegatus
  • Ananas strictus (Paraguay)
  • Ananas viridis


Ananas nanus, habitat, Suriname
Ananas nanus, habitat, Suriname

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Translations: Ananas

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Al Arabiya أناناس (pineapple, ananas). Additional references: Al Arabiya, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Al Fus-Ha أناناس (pineapple, ananas). Additional references: Al Fus-Ha, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Arabic أناناس (pineapple, ananas). Additional references: Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Armenian արքայախնձոր (ananas, pineapple, PINE-APPLE). Additional references: Armenian, Armenia, Azerbaijan, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Armjanski Yazyk արքայախնձոր (ananas, pineapple, PINE-APPLE). Additional references: Armjanski Yazyk, Armenia, Azerbaijan, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Balgarski Ананас (ananas). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Balgarski (transliteration) ananas (ananas). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Bohemian ananas (pineapple, pine, PINE-APPLE, ananas, pineapples). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Brazilian Portuguese ananás (pineapple, ananas, PINE-APPLE, pineapple juice, pinery), ananases (ananas, pineapple), ananaseiro (ananas, pineapple), abacaxi (pineapple, ananas, pain, PINE-APPLE), abacaxe (ananas, pineapple). Additional references: Brazilian Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Bulgarian Ананас (ananas). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Bulgarian (transliteration) ananas (ananas). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Cestina ananas (pineapple, pine, PINE-APPLE, ananas, pineapples). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified 菠罗 (ananas). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional 菠羅 (ananas). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Corse ananassu (pineapple, ananas, pineapples), ananà (pineapple, ananas, pineapples). Additional references: Corse, France, Italy, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Corsi ananassu (pineapple, ananas, pineapples), ananà (pineapple, ananas, pineapples). Additional references: Corsi, France, Italy, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Corsican ananassu (pineapple, ananas, pineapples), ananà (pineapple, ananas, pineapples). Additional references: Corsican, France, Italy, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Corso ananassu (pineapple, ananas, pineapples), ananà (pineapple, ananas, pineapples). Additional references: Corso, France, Italy, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Corsu ananassu (pineapple, ananas, pineapples), ananà (pineapple, ananas, pineapples). Additional references: Corsu, France, Italy, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Croatian pineapple (ananas), pine (ananas). Additional references: Croatian, Croatia, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Czech ananas (pineapple, pine, PINE-APPLE, ananas, pineapples). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Daco-Rumanian Ananas (pineapple, ananas, pine). Additional references: Daco-Rumanian, Romania, Hungary, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Deutsch Fichtenapfel (ananas, pineapple), die Ananas (pineapple, ananas), Ananas (pineapple, pine apple, ananas, pine, pineapples). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Dutch plantkunde (botany, alburnum, alder, amanita, amaranth), ananas (pineapple, ananas, pine, pine-apple, pineapples), ananassen (ananas, pineapple, pineapples). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Ena արքայախնձոր (ananas, pineapple, PINE-APPLE). Additional references: Ena, Armenia, Azerbaijan, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Ermeni Dili արքայախնձոր (ananas, pineapple, PINE-APPLE). Additional references: Ermeni Dili, Armenia, Azerbaijan, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Ermenice արքայախնձոր (ananas, pineapple, PINE-APPLE). Additional references: Ermenice, Armenia, Azerbaijan, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Finnish pineapple (ananas). Additional references: Finnish, Finland, Russia (Europe), ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Français ananas (pineapple, pineapples, ananas, pine-apple). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
French ananas (pineapple, pineapples, ananas, pine-apple). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
German Fichtenapfel (ananas, pineapple), die Ananas (pineapple, ananas), Ananas (pineapple, pine apple, ananas, pine, pineapples). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Greek ανανάς ο εδώδιμος (ananas, pineapple), ανανάς (pineapple, ananas). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Greek (transliteration) ananas o edhodhimos (ananas, pineapple), ananas (pineapple, ananas). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Haieren արքայախնձոր (ananas, pineapple, PINE-APPLE). Additional references: Haieren, Armenia, Azerbaijan, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguk Mal 파인애플 (pineapple, ananas, PINE-APPLE), 아나나스 (ananas), 【식물】 아나나스속 의 각종 식물 (ananas), 아나나스속의 각종 식물 (ananas). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguohua 파인애플 (pineapple, ananas, PINE-APPLE), 아나나스 (ananas), 【식물】 아나나스속 의 각종 식물 (ananas), 아나나스속의 각종 식물 (ananas). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Hebrew ְננס (ananas). Additional references: Hebrew, Israel, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
High Arabic أناناس (pineapple, ananas). Additional references: High Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
High German Fichtenapfel (ananas, pineapple), die Ananas (pineapple, ananas), Ananas (pineapple, pine apple, ananas, pine, pineapples). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Hochdeutsch Fichtenapfel (ananas, pineapple), die Ananas (pineapple, ananas), Ananas (pineapple, pine apple, ananas, pine, pineapples). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Hungarian Ananász (pineapple, pineapples, ananas). Additional references: Hungarian, Hungary, Austria, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Italian ananasso (pineapple, PINE-APPLE, ananas), ananas (pineapple, pineapples, ananas). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Ivrit ְננס (ananas). Additional references: Ivrit, Israel, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese アナナス属の各種の植物 (ananas), パイナップル (pineapple, pineapples, ananas), アナナス (ananas). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Korean 파인애플 (pineapple, ananas, PINE-APPLE), 아나나스 (ananas), 【식물】 아나나스속 의 각종 식물 (ananas), 아나나스속의 각종 식물 (ananas). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Latvian ananass (ananas, pine, pineapple). Additional references: Latvian, Latvia, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Latviska ananass (ananas, pine, pineapple). Additional references: Latviska, Latvia, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Lettisch ananass (ananas, pine, pineapple). Additional references: Lettisch, Latvia, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Lettish ananass (ananas, pine, pineapple). Additional references: Lettish, Latvia, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Magyar Ananász (pineapple, pineapples, ananas). Additional references: Magyar, Hungary, Austria, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Marquesan ha'aho'a (ananas). Additional references: Marquesan, Marquesas Islands, Tahiti, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Moldavian Ananas (pineapple, ananas, pine). Additional references: Moldavian, Romania, Hungary, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Polish ananas (pineapple, ananas, blighter, pineapples, rascal). Additional references: Polish, Poland, Czech Republic, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Polnisch ananas (pineapple, ananas, blighter, pineapples, rascal). Additional references: Polnisch, Poland, Czech Republic, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Polski ananas (pineapple, ananas, blighter, pineapples, rascal). Additional references: Polski, Poland, Czech Republic, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Portuguese ananás (pineapple, ananas, pineapple juice, pinery, PINE-APPLE), ananases (ananas, pineapple), ananaseiro (ananas, pineapple), abacaxi (pineapple, pain, ananas, PINE-APPLE), abacaxe (ananas, pineapple). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Quechua chiwilla (ananas), chiwi (ananas, black), chirimaway (ananas), anana (ananas). Additional references: Quechua, Bolivia, Peru, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Romanian Ananas (pineapple, ananas, pine). Additional references: Romanian, Romania, Hungary, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Rumanian Ananas (pineapple, ananas, pine). Additional references: Rumanian, Romania, Hungary, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Ruotsi Ananas (pineapple, PINE-APPLE, ananas, pineapples). Additional references: Ruotsi, Sweden, Finland, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian Ананас (ananas). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian (transliteration) ananas (ananas). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki Ананас (ananas). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki (transliteration) ananas (ananas). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Serbian (transliteration) ananas (ananas, pine, pine apple, pineapple, PINE-APPLE). Additional references: Serbian (transliteration), ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Somkhuri արքայախնձոր (ananas, pineapple, PINE-APPLE). Additional references: Somkhuri, Armenia, Azerbaijan, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish ananás (pineapple, ananas), pina (felloe, pinna, ananas). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Suomea pineapple (ananas). Additional references: Suomea, Finland, Russia (Europe), ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Suomi pineapple (ananas). Additional references: Suomi, Finland, Russia (Europe), ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Svenska Ananas (pineapple, PINE-APPLE, ananas, pineapples). Additional references: Svenska, Sweden, Finland, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Swedish Ananas (pineapple, PINE-APPLE, ananas, pineapples). Additional references: Swedish, Sweden, Finland, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Ukrainian Ананас (ananas). Additional references: Ukrainian, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Ukrainian (transliteration) ananas (ananas). Additional references: Ukrainian, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
Yipunu dikonzi (pineapple, ananas, pineapples). Additional references: Yipunu, Gabon, ananas. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: Ananas

Language Translations for “ananas” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Pig Latin ananasway (ananas). Additional references: Pig Latin, ananas. (volunteer)
Terran B ananase (ananas). Additional references: Terran B, ananas. (volunteer)
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Ancestral and Extinct Language Translations: Ananas

Language Period Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Latin 500 BCE - 1700 Ananas sativus (ananas, Ananas comosus, pineapple, pineapples), Ananas comosus (pineapple, ananas, pineapples, Ananas comosus). Additional references: Latin, ananas. (volunteer)
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