pineapple cone
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pineapple — (n.) late 14c., pine cone, from PINE (Cf. pine) (n.) + APPLE (Cf. apple). The reference to the fruit of the tropical plant (from resemblance of shape) is first recorded 1660s, and pine cone emerged 1690s to replace pineapple in its original sense … Etymology dictionary
pineapple — [pīn′ap΄əl] n. [ME pinappel, pine cone (see PINE1 & APPLE): mod. sense from shape of the fruit] 1. a juicy, edible tropical fruit somewhat resembling a pine cone: it consists of the fleshy inflorescence of a collective fruit developed from a… … English World dictionary
Pineapple — Pine ap ple, n. (Bot.) A tropical plant ({Ananassa sativa}); also, its fruit; so called from the resemblance of the latter, in shape and external appearance, to the cone of the pine tree. Its origin is unknown, though conjectured to be American.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pineapple — ► NOUN ▪ a large juicy tropical fruit consisting of edible yellow flesh surrounded by a tough segmented skin and topped with a tuft of leaves. ORIGIN originally denoting a pine cone: from PINE(Cf. ↑pine) + APPLE(Cf. ↑appley) … English terms dictionary
Pineapple — Taxobox name = Pineapple image width = 240px image caption = A pineapple, on its parent plant regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Poales familia = Bromeliaceae subfamilia = Bromelioideae genus = Ananas species = A … Wikipedia
pineapple — /puy nap euhl/, n. 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 … Universalium
Pineapple gall — The Pineapple or Pseudocone gall Darlington, Arnold (1975) The Pocket Encyclopaedia of Plant Galls in Colour. Pub. Blandford Press. Poole. ISBN 0 7137 0748 8. P. 114.] develops as a chemically induced distortion of up to a hundred pine needles,… … Wikipedia
pineapple — /ˈpaɪnæpəl / (say puynapuhl) noun 1. the edible juicy fruit (somewhat resembling a pine cone) of a tropical plant, Ananas comosus, being a large collective fruit developed from a spike or head of flowers, and surmounted by a crown of leaves. 2.… …
pineapple — pine•ap•ple [[t]ˈpaɪˌnæp əl[/t]] n. 1) pln the edible, juicy, collective fruit of a tropical bromeliad, Ananas comosus, that develops from a spike or head of flowers and is surmounted by a crown of leaves 2) pln the plant itself, having a short… … From formal English to slang
pineapple — noun 1》 a large juicy tropical fruit consisting of aromatic edible yellow flesh surrounded by a tough segmented skin and topped with a tuft of stiff leaves. 2》 the tropical American plant that bears pineapples, with a spiral of spiny sword shaped … English new terms dictionary
pineapple — n. 1 a tropical plant, Ananas comosus, with a spiral of sword shaped leaves and a thick stem bearing a large fruit developed from many flowers. 2 the fruit of this, consisting of yellow flesh surrounded by a tough segmented skin and topped with a … Useful english dictionary
