pineapple

pine·ap·ple

noun \ˈpī-ˌna-pəl\

Definition of PINEAPPLE

1

a : 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 b : the large edible multiple fruit of the pineapple that consists of the sweet succulent fleshy inflorescence

2

: a hand grenade

Examples of PINEAPPLE

1. a can of chopped pineapple

First Known Use of PINEAPPLE

1588

Rhymes with PINEAPPLE

crab apple, love apple, mayapple, oak apple, star apple, thorn apple