| n. | 1. | (Bot.) 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. |
| Noun | 1. | pineapple - a tropical American plant bearing a large fleshy edible fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated in the tropicsSynonyms: Ananas comosus, pineapple plant |
| 2. | pineapple - large sweet fleshy tropical fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated Synonyms: ananas |
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