pineapple
the edible, juicy, collective fruit of a tropical, bromeliaceous plant, Ananas comosus, that develops from a spike or head of flowers and is surmounted by a crown of leaves.
the plant itself, having a short stem and rigid, spiny-margined, recurved leaves.
Military Slang. a fragmentation hand grenade.
Origin of pineapple
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How to use pineapple in a sentence
The season for pineapples (yakuza slang for hand grenades) may finally be over.
The Great Japanese Gang Wars | Jake Adelstein, Nathalie-Kyoko Stucky | June 25, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAnother variation replaces the anise with candied fruits like oranges, pineapples, and figs.
Pineapples give the best result among cultivated fruit, and strawberries do well in the higher districts.
It has an ornamental case with handsomely carved pineapples on top, and a swan-necked cornice.
The Old Furniture Book | N. Hudson MooreIn the centre of the floor was a pile of oranges surmounted by two luscious pineapples.
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas Mawson
It consisted of tea, roast mutton, and potatoes, followed by some splendid pineapples.
The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley | Bertram MitfordWe stopped once to feed on wild pineapples, the pink “kavika.”
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British Dictionary definitions for pineapple
/ (ˈpaɪnˌæpəl) /
a tropical American bromeliaceous plant, Ananas comosus, cultivated in the tropics for its large fleshy edible fruit
the fruit of this plant, consisting of an inflorescence clustered around a fleshy axis and surmounted by a tuft of leaves
military slang a hand grenade
Origin of pineapple
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