my %fruit; $fruit{'apple'} = 'red'; @fruit{'lemon', 'lime'} = ( 'yellow', 'green' ); print Dumper \%fruit; #### my %auto; $auto{'ford'}{'F150'}{'color'} = 'RED'; @auto{'ford'}{'F150'}{'tires','lights'} = ('ALL SEASON','HALOGEN'); print Dumper \%auto;