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| pine·ap·ple [ pn àpp'l ] (plural pine·ap·ples) |
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1. juicy yellow fruit: a large fruit with juicy yellow flesh, a thick lumpy yellowish brown skin, and a tuft of tough pointed leaves at the top
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2. (plural pine·ap·ples or pine·ap·ple) plant on which pineapples grow: a plant that produces pineapples. Native to: tropical America. Latin name Ananas comosus.
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3. arms grenade with patterned surface: a hand grenade with a surface of raised geometric shapes
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| [14th century. < the likening of the fruit to a pine cone] |
