Definition
A genus of tropical plants with colorful leaves and flowers, closely related to pineapples and air plants.
Etymology
Named after Olof Bromelius, an 18th-century Swedish botanist and naturalist who studied tropical plants. The genus name honors his contributions to botanical science.
Kelly Says
Olof Bromelius never even saw most of the plants named after him—he studied them through specimens and descriptions, yet his name became immortalized in an entire family of spectacular tropical plants, which is how botanical naming can create accidental fame.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ብሮሜሊያ
broh-meh-lee-ya
ARالعربية
برومليليا
broh-meh-lee-ya
BNবাংলা
ব্রোমেলিয়া
broh-meh-lee-ya
CACatalà
bromèlia
broh-meh-lee-ah
CSČeština
bromélie
broh-mee-lee-eh
DADansk
bromélia
broh-MEH-lee-ah
DEDeutsch
Bromelie
broh-MEH-lee
ELΕλληνικά
μπρομελία
broh-meh-lee-ah
ESEspañol
brómela
broh-MEH-lah
FAفارسی
بروملیا
broh-meh-lee-ya
FISuomi
bromelia
broh-meh-lee-ah
FRFrançais
bromélia
broh-meh-lee-ah
GUGU
બ્રોમિલિયા
broh-mee-lee-ya
HAHA
broomiliya
broo-mee-lee-ya
HEעברית
ברומליה
broh-meh-lee-ah
HIहिन्दी
ब्रोमेलिया
broh-meh-lee-ya
HUMagyar
broméliás
broh-meh-lee-ash
IDBahasa Indonesia
bromelia
broh-meh-lee-ah
IGIG
broomiliya
broo-mee-lee-ya
ITItaliano
bromélia
broh-MEH-lee-ah
KKKK
бромэлия
broh-meh-lee-ya
KMKM
ប្រូមេលី
broh-meh-lee
KO한국어
브로멜리아
beuro-me-ri-a
MRMR
ब्रोमेलिया
broh-meh-lee-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
bromeliaceae
broh-meh-lee-ah-see-ee
NLNederlands
broméliën
broh-meh-lee-en
NONorsk
bromélia
broh-MEH-lee-ah
PAPA
ਬ੍ਰੋਮੇਲੀਆ
broh-meh-lee-ya
PLPolski
bromalia
broh-mah-lee-ah
PTPortuguês
brómela
broh-MEH-lah
RORomână
bromélie
broh-mee-lee-eh
RUРусский
бромелия
bro-me-li-ya
SVSvenska
bromélia
broh-MEH-lee-ah
SWKiswahili
bromelia
broh-meh-lee-ah
TAதமிழ்
பிரோமிலியா
proh-mee-lee-ya
TEతెలుగు
బ్రోమెలియా
broh-meh-lee-ya
THไทย
บ्रोมีเลีย
broh-mee-li-ya
TLTL
bromelia
broh-meh-lee-ah
TRTürkçe
bromelia
broh-MEH-lee-ah
UKУкраїнська
бромелія
broh-meh-lee-ya
URاردو
برومیلیا
broh-meh-lee-ya
VITiếng Việt
bromelia
broh-meh-lee-ah
YOYO
bromélia
broh-meh-lee-ah
ZUZU
bromélie
broh-meh-lee-eh