pineapple

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

Noun

a large tropical fruit with juicy flesh and a thick hard skin [Middle English pinappel pine cone]

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 [ˈpaɪnæpl] n → piña, ananá(s) m (LAM)

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pineapple [ˈpaɪnæpl] n → ananas m

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pineapple [ˈpaɪnæpl] n → Ananas f

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pineapple [ˈpaɪnæpl] n → ananas m inv