pineapple
Americannoun
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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.
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the plant itself, having a short stem and rigid, spiny-margined, recurved leaves.
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Military Slang. a fragmentation hand grenade.
noun
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a tropical American bromeliaceous plant, Ananas comosus, cultivated in the tropics for its large fleshy edible fruit
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the fruit of this plant, consisting of an inflorescence clustered around a fleshy axis and surmounted by a tuft of leaves
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slang military a hand grenade
Etymology
Origin of pineapple
1350–1400 for earlier sense; 1655–65 pineapple for def. 1; Middle English pinappel pine cone; pine 1, apple
Example Sentences
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Just combine coconut cream and pineapple juice and serve the finished drink either blended with or over ice.
From Salon
The trade pressure on Tokyo began soon after Takaichi’s November comment, when China quickly halted imports of Japanese seafood—sparking memories in Taipei of a 2021 ban on Taiwanese pineapples.
Tiny amounts of tagatose are also present in fruits like apples, pineapples, and oranges.
From Science Daily
“It may take one or two years for the tragic consequences to become clear, but this is like asking farmers in North Dakota to grow pineapples. It won’t work and can’t end well.”
From Los Angeles Times
U.S. and Cook Islands government news releases showed him in a suit picking at pieces of pineapple and papaya as he sat opposite a group of diplomats in Hawaiian-style shirts.
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