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ananas

Noun

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The pineapple (Ananassa sativa).

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Grow a miniature pineapples, also known as dwarf pineapple (Ananas nanus), a novelty item sure to attract attention with its spiky foliage and small, palm-sized fruits. Source: Internet

K.F. Baker, J.L. Collins, "Notes on the distribution and ecology of Ananas and Pseudananas in South America", American Journal of Botany, 1939; Collins, The pineapple: botany, utilization, cultivation, (London:Leonard Hill) J L. 1960. Source: Internet

Only one bromeliad, the pineapple (Ananas comosus), is a commercially important food crop. Source: Internet

It is one of the ancestors of cultivars '73–114' (also called 'MD-2') and '73-50' (also called 'MD-1' and 'CO-2'). citation *Some Ananas species are grown as ornamentals for color, novel fruit size and other aesthetic qualities. Source: Internet

Other members of the Ananas genus are often called pine, as well, in other languages. Source: Internet

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