pineapple family

/ˌpaɪˈnæpəl ˌfæm(ə)li/
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Definitions of pineapple family
  1. noun
    a family of tropical American plants of order Xyridales including several (as the pineapple) of economic importance
    synonyms: Bromeliaceae, family Bromeliaceae
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    type of:
    liliopsid family, monocot family
    family of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
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