a plant of tropical and subtropical America, typically having short stems with rosettes or stiff, spiny leaves. Some kinds are epiphytic and many are cultivated as pot plants 凤梨科植物
Family Bromeliaceae: Bromelia and other genera, and numerous species, including the pineapple and Spanish moss 凤梨科: 凤梨属及其他属,众多种,包括菠萝和松萝菠萝
语源
mid 19th cent.: from modern Latin Bromelia (named by Linnaeus after Olaf Bromel (1639–1705), Swedish botanist) + -ad