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pine·ap·ple  (pnpl)

n.

1.

a. A tropical American plant (Ananas comosus) having large swordlike leaves and a large, fleshy, edible, multiple fruit with a terminal tuft of leaves.

b. The fruit of this plant.

2. Slang A hand grenade.

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[Middle English pinappel, pine cone : pine, pine; see pine¹ + appel, apple; see apple.]

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pineapple [ˈpaɪnˌæp^əl]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a tropical American bromeliaceous plant, Ananas comosus, cultivated in the tropics for its large fleshy edible fruit

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the fruit of this plant, consisting of an inflorescence clustered around a fleshy axis and surmounted by a tuft of leaves

3. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) Military slang a hand grenade

[C14 pinappel pine cone; C17: applied to the fruit because of its appearance]

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pineapple

• collective fruit - That which is formed from a mass of flowers, as the mulberry, pineapple, etc.
• Hawaiian pizza - A pizza topped with pineapple and ham or prosciutto.
• pineapple - Originally, pineapple was the word for pinecone, since the cone is the fruit of the pine and apple had the former general meaning "fruit"; pineapple is neither "pine" nor "apple," but is a very big berry and is also called "king pine" or "excellent fruit."
• multiple fruit, fruitlet - The pineapple is termed a multiple fruit because it forms from the individual ovaries of several flowers; each raised button on its surface is called a fruitlet.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pineapple - a tropical American plant bearing a large fleshy edible fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated in the tropics Ananas comosus, pineapple plant ananas, pineapple - large sweet fleshy tropical fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests 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)
	2.	pineapple - large sweet fleshy tropical fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated ananas edible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh Ananas comosus, pineapple, pineapple plant - a tropical American plant bearing a large fleshy edible fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated in the tropics

Translations

pineapple [ˈpaɪnˌæpl] N → piña f, ananá(s) m (LAm)

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pineapple [ˈpaɪnæp^əl]

n → ananas m

modif [ice-cream, milk-shake] → à l'ananas; [chunks] → d'ananas; [flavour] → ananas
pineapple juice n → jus m d'ananas
pine cone n → pomme f de pin
pine grove n → pinède f
pine kernel n → pignon m de pin
pine needle n → aiguille f de pin
pine nut n → pignon m de pin

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pineapple

n → Ananas f; pineapple chunks → Ananasstücke pl; pineapple juice → Ananassaft m

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pineapple [ˈpaɪnˌæpl] n → ananas m inv

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pineapple

n pineapple [ˈpainӕpl]

a type of large tropical fruit shaped like a large pine-cone, or the plant which produces it. pynappel أناناس ананас ananas ananas die Ananas ανανάς piña ananass درخت آناناس ananas ananas אֲנָנָס अनन्नास ananas ananász nenas ananas ananas パイナップル 파인애플 ananasas ananass nenas ananas ananas ananas ananás ananas ананас ananás ananas ananas ananas สับปะรด ananas 菠蘿 ананас انناس quả dứa 菠萝

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pineapple → أناناس ananas ananas Ananas ανανάς piña ananas ananas ananas ananas パイナップル 파인애플 ananas ananas ananas abacaxi, ananás ананас ananas สับประรด ananas quả dứa 菠萝