noun
Refers specifically to the fruit Ananas comosus. In everyday Japanese, パイナップル is far more common; アナナス is a botanical or older term.
from Portuguese
See also: パイナップル
アナナスは熱帯アメリカ原産の果物です。
The pineapple is a fruit native to tropical America.
noun
bromeliad; ananas
Botanical term for the genus Ananas or, more broadly, plants of the bromeliad family. Rare in everyday conversation.
温室にはさまざまなアナナスが展示されている。
Various bromeliads are on display in the greenhouse.