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pineapple

[ pahy-nap-uhl ]

noun

  1. 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.
  2. the plant itself, having a short stem and rigid, spiny-margined, recurved leaves.
  3. Military Slang. a fragmentation hand grenade.


pineapple

/ ˈpaɪnˌæpəl /

noun

  1. a tropical American bromeliaceous plant, Ananas comosus, cultivated in the tropics for its large fleshy edible fruit
  2. the fruit of this plant, consisting of an inflorescence clustered around a fleshy axis and surmounted by a tuft of leaves
  3. slang.
    military a hand grenade
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pineapple1

1350–1400 for earlier sense; 1655–65 pineapple fordef 1; Middle English pinappel pine cone; pine 1, apple
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pineapple1

C14 pinappel pine cone; C17: applied to the fruit because of its appearance
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Example Sentences

It’s easy to grill a variety of fruit—from pineapple to citrus to stone fruit.

The eye-opener of the bunch is the pineapple boat, swollen with a rum syrup and bright with mint and lime.

You could also try mellowing the spice with a fruit juice such as apple, lime, orange, or pineapple.

From Eater

Serves four4 small pineapples 1⁄2 cup maple syrup, plus more for drizzling 2 cups coconut yogurt 4 limesLight your fire and let it burn down for about one hour, or until you obtain a medium heat.

Place the pineapples, cut side up, in the coals of the fire, and drizzle the maple syrup in the center.

It is served atop tamarind butter sauce and topped with grilled pineapple salsa.

The Bee Pollen juice looked appetizing and resembled a juice I routinely enjoy that consists of pineapple, apple, and lime.

I threw back a few pineapple-vodka-whatever drinks and, after a handful of songs, headed for the exits.

The co-stars of Pineapple Express and Freaks and Geeks have really outdone themselves this time.

“For 10 days prior to the Versace show, I just drank juice—carrot, ginger, pineapple—to cleanse,” she divulged.

The most common forms resemble the pineapple with its leafy fruit apex cut off.

Pare your pineapple; cut it in small pieces, and leave out the core.

A fig-tree was in a very thriving way, as were two vines, a pineapple plant, and some slips of a shaddock-tree.

One was of moderate size, and the other the very smallest they could find; a perfect baby of a pineapple.

Raspberries, peaches, shredded pineapple, or other fruit can be substituted for strawberries.

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