English
pineapple
Pronunciation
  • enPR: pīʹnăpəl, IPA: /ˈpaɪnæpəl/
  • (GA) IPA: /ˈpaɪnəpəl/, /ˌpaɪnˈæpəl/
Noun

pineapple (plural pineapples)

  1. A tropical plant, Ananas comosus, native to South America, having thirty or more long, spined and pointed leaves surrounding a thick stem.
  2. The ovoid fruit of the pineapple plant, which has very sweet white or yellow flesh, a tough, spiky shell and a tough, fibrous core.
  3. (uncountable) The flesh of a pineapple fruit used as a food item.
  4. (slang) An Australian fifty dollar note.
  5. A web burrfish (Chilomycterus antillarum, syn. Chilomycterus geometricus)
  6. A light yellow colour, like that of pineapple flesh (also called pineapple yellow).
     
  7. (obsolete) A pinecone.
  8. A decorative carving of a pineapple fruit used as a symbol of hospitality.
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pineapple (plural pineapples)

  1. (slang) A hand grenade.
  2. A hairstyle consisting of a ponytail worn on top of the head, imitating the leaves of a pineapple.
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