释义 |
bro·me·lia \brōˈmēlyə, -lēə\ noun Etymology: New Latin, from Olaf Bromelius died 1705 Swedish botanist + New Latin -ia 1. capitalized : the type genus of Bromeliaceae comprising tropical American plants with deeply cleft calyx that are often placed in the genus Ananas 2. -s : any plant of the genus Bromelia; broadly : bromeliad |