pineapple
/ˈpaɪnəpəl/ noun B1- A tropical plant, Ananas comosus, native to South America, having thirty or more long, spined and pointed leaves surrounding a thick stem.
- The ovoid fruit of the pineapple plant, which has very sweet white or yellow flesh, a tough, spiky shell and a tough, fibrous core.
- The flesh of a pineapple fruit used as a food item.
- An Australian fifty dollar note.
- A web burrfish (Chilomycterus antillarum, syn. Chilomycterus geometricus)
- A light yellow colour, like that of pineapple flesh (also called pineapple yellow).
- A hand grenade. (From the similarity to the shape of a pineapple fruit.)
- A hairstyle consisting of a ponytail worn on top of the head, imitating the leaves of a pineapple.
Plural pineapples
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