pineapple
noun
pine·ap·ple
ˈpī-ˌna-pəl 
1
a
: a tropical monocotyledonous plant (Ananas comosus of the family Bromeliaceae, the bromeliad family) that has rigid spiny-margined recurved leaves and a short stalk with a dense oblong head of small abortive flowers
b
: the large edible multiple fruit of the pineapple that consists of the sweet succulent fleshy inflorescence
2
: a hand grenade
Examples of pineapple in a Sentence
a can of chopped pineapple
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Violet Goldstone, WWD, 20 Mar. 2025
Their most popular flavors were blueberry sage, lime ginger, raspberry rose and pineapple turmeric.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
Get The Recipe This classic cake combines both pineapple and banana into one decadent treat that's just the right amount of sweet.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2025
Instead, Justin dumped Kevin on the side of the road like a day-old pineapple pizza… which is only marginally worse than an already terrible-tasting, completely fresh pineapple pizza.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pineapple
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“Pineapple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pineapple. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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pineapple
noun
pine·ap·ple
ˈpī-ˌnap-əl
: a tropical plant with stiff spiny sword-shaped leaves and a short flowering stalk that develops into an edible fruit with usually pale yellow sweet juicy flesh and very thick skin
also
: this fruit
Etymology
Middle English pinappel "the cone of a pine"; so called because the fruit looks like the cone from a pine tree
Medical Definition
pineapple
noun
pine·ap·ple
ˈpī-ˌnap-əl
1
: a tropical monocotyledonous plant (Ananas comosus of the family Bromeliaceae, the pineapple family) that has rigid spiny-margined recurved leaves and a short stalk with a dense oblong head of small abortive flowers
2
: the multiple fruit of the pineapple that consists of the succulent fleshy inflorescence and whose juice is the source of the proteolytic enzyme bromelain
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