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The pineapple is a tropical plant with an edible fruit; it is the most economically significant plant in the family Bromeliaceae.
The pineapple is indigenous to South America, where it has been cultivated for many centuries. The introduction of the pineapple to Europe in the 17th century made it a significant cultural icon of luxury. Since the 1820s, pineapple has been commercially grown in greenhouses and many tropical plantations.
Pineapples grow as a small shrub; the individual flowers of the unpollinated plant fuse to form a multiple fruit.
Related Definition
- pineapple:
n A tropical plant, Ananas comosus, native to South America, having thirty or more long, spined and pointed leaves surrounding a thick stem.
n The ovoid fruit of the pineapple plant, which has very sweet white or yellow flesh, a tough, spiky shell and a tough, fibrous core.
n (uncountable) The flesh of a pineapple fruit used as a food item.
n (slang) An Australian fifty dollar note.
n A web burrfish (Chilomycterus antillarum, syn. Chilomycterus geometricus)
n A light yellow colour, like that of pineapple flesh (also called pineapple yellow).
n (obsolete) A pinecone.
n A decorative carving of a pineapple fruit used as a symbol of hospitality.
n (slang) A hand grenade. (From the similarity to the shape of a pineapple fruit.)
n A hairstyle consisting of a ponytail worn on top of the head, imitating the leaves of a pineapple.
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