Pineapple

Definitions

1. A tropical plant, Ananas comosus, native to South America, having thirty or more long, spined and pointed leaves surrounding a thick stem.
   countable, uncountable
2. The ovoid fruit of the pineapple plant, which has very sweet white or yellow flesh, a tough, spiky shell and a tough, fibrous core.
   countable, uncountable
3. The flesh of a pineapple fruit used as a food item.
   uncountable
4. An Australian fifty dollar note.
   countable, slang, uncountable
5. A web burrfish (Chilomycterus antillarum, syn. Chilomycterus geometricus)
   countable, uncountable
6. A light yellow colour, like that of pineapple flesh (also called pineapple yellow).
   countable, uncountable
7. A pinecone; the cone of the fir.
   countable, dialectal, obsolete, uncountable
8. A hand grenade. (From the similarity to the shape of a pineapple fruit.)
   countable, slang, uncountable
9. A hairstyle consisting of a ponytail worn on top of the head, imitating the leaves of a pineapple.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Spread⟳ lightly buttered white bread thinly with cream cheese; sprinkle with pineapple and press⟳ together, then cut⟳ the sandwiches in thin, slender strips.”

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