Definition of Pineapple

1. Noun. A tropical American plant bearing a large fleshy edible fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated in the tropics.

Exact synonyms: Ananas Comosus, Pineapple Plant
Terms within: Ananas
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Ananas, Genus Ananas

2. Noun. Large sweet fleshy tropical fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated.
Exact synonyms: Ananas
Generic synonyms: Edible Fruit
Group relationships: Ananas Comosus, Pineapple Plant

Definition of Pineapple

1. n. A tropical plant (Ananassa sativa); also, its fruit; -- so called from the resemblance of the latter, in shape and external appearance, to the cone of the pine tree. Its origin is unknown, though conjectured to be American.

Definition of Pineapple

1. Noun. A tropical plant native to South America, having thirty or more long, spined and pointed leaves surrounding a thick stem. ¹

2. Noun. The ovoid fruit of the pineapple plant, which has very sweet white or yellow flesh, a tough, spiky shell and a tough, fibrous core. ¹

3. Noun. (slang) A hand grenade. ¹

4. Noun. (slang) An Australian fifty dollar note. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pineapple

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Medical Definition of Pineapple

1. A tropical plant (Ananassa sativa); also, its fruit; so called from the resemblance of the latter, in shape and external appearance, to the cone of the pine tree. Its origin is unknown, though conjectured to be American. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pineapple

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pineapple (current term)
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Literary usage of Pineapple

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Boston Cooking-school Cook Book by Fannie Merritt Farmer (1896)
"1 can grated pineapple or Juice 3 lemons. 1 pineapple shredded. Make a syrup by boiling water and sugar fifteen minutes; add pineapple and lemon juice; ..."

2. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1901)
"Webber writes, In "pineapple Industry in the United States,"published Grown upon virgin soil on the rich but stony hillsides of its native habitat, ..."

3. All about Hawaii (1919)
"A new section to be devoted to pineapple culture is mooted for Kohala, Hawaii, ... An experiment station in pineapple interests on the line of the Sugar ..."

4. The Home Cook Book: A Collection of Practical Receipts by Expert Cooks (1905)
"BANANA AND pineapple COCKTAIL Cut in thin round slices three ripe bananas. Add the juice and pulp of one grated pineapple, the juice of two oranges and one ..."

5. Fruits and Vegetables Under Glass: Apples, Apricots, Cherries, Figs, Grapes by William Turner (1912)
"It may seem strange to recommend the cultivation of pineapple under glass, ... No one who has never had a taste of a hothouse pineapple can realize the ..."

6. Fruit Recipes: A Manual of the Food Value of Fruits and Nine Hundred by Riley Maria Fletcher Berry (1907)
"The simple fact that pineapple juice will, for instance, digest beef, is very interesting to even the simplest understanding. The juice is extremely healing ..."

7. The Boston Cooking-school Cook Book by Fannie Merritt Farmer (1896)
"1 can grated pineapple or Juice 3 lemons. 1 pineapple shredded. Make a syrup by boiling water and sugar fifteen minutes; add pineapple and lemon juice; ..."

8. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1901)
"Webber writes, In "pineapple Industry in the United States,"published Grown upon virgin soil on the rich but stony hillsides of its native habitat, ..."

9. All about Hawaii (1919)
"A new section to be devoted to pineapple culture is mooted for Kohala, Hawaii, ... An experiment station in pineapple interests on the line of the Sugar ..."

10. The Home Cook Book: A Collection of Practical Receipts by Expert Cooks (1905)
"BANANA AND pineapple COCKTAIL Cut in thin round slices three ripe bananas. Add the juice and pulp of one grated pineapple, the juice of two oranges and one ..."

11. Fruits and Vegetables Under Glass: Apples, Apricots, Cherries, Figs, Grapes by William Turner (1912)
"It may seem strange to recommend the cultivation of pineapple under glass, ... No one who has never had a taste of a hothouse pineapple can realize the ..."

12. Fruit Recipes: A Manual of the Food Value of Fruits and Nine Hundred by Riley Maria Fletcher Berry (1907)
"The simple fact that pineapple juice will, for instance, digest beef, is very interesting to even the simplest understanding. The juice is extremely healing ..."

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