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pineapple

pine·ap·ple [ pn àpp'l ] (plural pine·ap·ples)


noun 
Definition:
 
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

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.

3. arms grenade with patterned surface: a hand grenade with a surface of raised geometric shapes ( slang )

[14th century. < the likening of the fruit to a pine cone]
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