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pineapple

/ˈpaɪnəpəl/ · noun

Meaning

  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. The flesh of a pineapple fruit used as a food item.
  4. 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. A hand grenade.
  8. A hairstyle consisting of a ponytail worn on top of the head, imitating the leaves of a pineapple.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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