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pineapple

[pahy-nap-uhl]

noun

  1. the edible, juicy, collective fruit of a tropical, bromeliaceous plant, Ananas comosus, that develops from a spike or head of flowers and is surmounted by a crown of leaves.

  2. the plant itself, having a short stem and rigid, spiny-margined, recurved leaves.

  3. Military Slang.a fragmentation hand grenade.



pineapple

/ ˈ貹ɪˌæə /

noun

  1. a tropical American bromeliaceous plant, Ananas comosus, cultivated in the tropics for its large fleshy edible fruit

  2. the fruit of this plant, consisting of an inflorescence clustered around a fleshy axis and surmounted by a tuft of leaves

  3. slangmilitary a hand grenade

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of pineapple1

1350–1400 for earlier sense; 1655–65 pineapple for def. 1; Middle English pinappel pine cone; pine 1, apple
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of pineapple1

C14 pinappel pine cone; C17: applied to the fruit because of its appearance
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Tasks included identifying everything related to pineapples and residents closing their eyes and raising their hand when they thought one minute had passed.

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There are popular flavours like pineapple ice, rainbow and blueberry sour.

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We watch as Anne sections a pineapple and pages through the morning paper, and as Cécile rests on the beaches and in her bed, letting the anxieties pour out of her.

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When Wayne signals he is ready, the doctor mixes the meds with cherry and pineapple juice to soften the bitter taste - and he hands this pink liquid to Wayne.

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Costs could rise immediately on perishable goods caught in limbo at international ports, including avocados and pineapples, said Sung Won Sohn, a former commissioner at the Port of Los Angeles.

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