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pineapple
[ pahy-nap-uhl ]
/ ËpaÉȘËnĂŠp Él /
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noun
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.
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British Dictionary definitions for pineapple
pineapple
/ (ËpaÉȘnËĂŠpÉl) /
noun
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
Word Origin for pineapple
C14 pinappel pine cone; C17: applied to the fruit because of its appearance
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