pineapple

noun

pine·ap·ple | \ˈpī-ˌna-pəl

Definition of pineapple

1a : 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 in a Sentence

a can of chopped pineapple

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Katharine McPhee was finally able to accurately say the name of everyone's favorite pineapple-residing sponge. — Abby Jones, Billboard, "Katharine McPhee Finally Pronounced 'Spongebob Squarepants' Correctly at the Tony Awards," 11 June 2018 Most inventive beer: Swooly is a tongue-in-cheek imperial Kolsch that is fruited with pineapple, mango and orange, then heated with jalapenos. — Bailey Loosemore, The Courier-Journal, "Everything you need to know about 3rd Turn Brewing, a craft brewery in Louisville," 4 Mar. 2018 The seasonal will share the year with a pineapple IPA, which will come out in a week and a half on draft. — Marc Bona, cleveland.com, "Thirsty Dog, Applebee's ink deal over Blood Orange IPA," 19 Jan. 2018 Some proceeds from this mango-pineapple-vanilla milkshake IPA’s sales benefit the Sacramento Zoo’s work with black-and-white ruffled lemurs. — Benjy Egel, sacbee, "These 15 Sacramento-area beers have the cleverest names of any released in 2018," 12 July 2018 But this version was peppered with pineapple bits, and robustly seasoned. — Alex Kiesig, idahostatesman, "'I love this city': Eat your way through the Capital City Public Market," 6 July 2018 Grilled peaches and pineapple seemed to be the extent of it. — Heather Platt, latimes.com, "Grilling your desserts (brownies!) with pastry chef Valerie Gordon," 6 July 2018 There’s also a mozzarella bar, and for those who prefer stronger diversions, pineapple daiquiris and bottled Negronis. — Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, "Michael Schlow cooks up a taste of the Mediterranean at Eataly," 5 July 2018 Flavors are expanding beyond dusty stalwarts like pineapple to include kalamata olive, habanero chile or cumin. — Kim Severson, New York Times, "Is America Ready to Love Cottage Cheese Again?," 26 June 2018

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pineapple

noun

English Language Learners Definition of pineapple

: a large fruit that grows on a tropical tree and that has thick skin and very sweet, juicy, yellow flesh

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pineapple

noun

pine·ap·ple | \ˈpī-ˌna-pəl

Kids Definition of pineapple

: a large fruit that grows on a tropical plant and has a thick skin and sweet juicy yellow flesh

pineapple

noun

pine·ap·ple | \ˈpī-ˌnap-əl

Medical Definition of pineapple

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