| Noun | 1. | Bromeliaceae - a family of tropical American plants of order Xyridales including several (as the pineapple) of economic importanceliliopsid family, monocot family - family of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed Ananas, 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) Bromelia - the type genus of the family Bromeliaceae which includes tropical American plants with deeply cleft calyx genus Tillandsia, Tillandsia - large genus of epiphytic or terrestrial sparse-rooting tropical plants usually forming dense clumps or pendant masses |