pineapple

IPA: pˈaɪnæpʌɫ

noun

  • A tropical plant, Ananas comosus, native to South America, having thirty or more long, spined and pointed leaves surrounding a thick stem.
  • The ovoid fruit of the pineapple plant, which has very sweet white or yellow flesh, a tough, spiky shell and a tough, fibrous core.
  • (uncountable) The flesh of a pineapple fruit used as a food item.
  • (slang) An Australian fifty dollar note.
  • A web burrfish (Chilomycterus antillarum, syn. Chilomycterus geometricus)
  • A light yellow colour, like that of pineapple flesh (also called pineapple yellow).
  • (obsolete or dialectal) A pinecone; the cone of the fir.
  • A decorative carving of a pineapple fruit used as a symbol of hospitality.
  • (slang) A hand grenade. (From the similarity to the shape of a pineapple fruit.)
  • A hairstyle consisting of a ponytail worn on top of the head, imitating the leaves of a pineapple.
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Examples of "pineapple" in Sentences

  • Add the pineapple and margarine.
  • Her favourite fruit is pineapple.
  • It is the home of the pineapple and orange.
  • He likes the pineapple tarts and the creampuffs.
  • The various soils where the pineapple could grow.
  • There is a pub in the village named The Pineapple.
  • Most of the farmers' taking is banana and pineapples.
  • The top of the roof was marked by a golden pineapple.
  • Dorney is where the first pineapple in the UK was grown.
  • This is the capital of pineapple production in the Bahamas.

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