pineapple

noun pine·ap·ple \ˈpī-ˌna-pəl\

: a large fruit that grows on a tropical tree and that has thick skin and very sweet, juicy, yellow flesh

Full Definition of PINEAPPLE

a : a tropical monocotyledonous plant (Ananas comosus of the family Bromeliaceae, the pineapple family) that has rigid spiny-margined recurved leaves and a short stalk with a dense oblong head of small abortive flowers

b : the large edible multiple fruit of the pineapple that consists of the sweet succulent fleshy inflorescence

: a hand grenade

See pineapple defined for English-language learners

See pineapple defined for kids

First Known Use of PINEAPPLE

1588

Rhymes with PINEAPPLE

crab apple, love apple, mayapple, oak apple, star apple, thorn apple

PINEAPPLE Defined for Kids

pineapple

noun pine·ap·ple \ˈpī-ˌna-pəl\

Definition of PINEAPPLE for Kids

: a large fruit that grows on a tropical plant and has a thick skin and sweet juicy yellow flesh

Medical Dictionary

pineapple

noun pine·ap·ple \ˈpī-ˌnap-əl\

Medical Definition of PINEAPPLE

: a tropical monocotyledonous plant (Ananas comosus of the family Bromeliaceae, the pineapple family) that has rigid spiny-margined recurved leaves and a short stalk with a dense oblong head of small abortive flowers

: the multiple fruit of the pineapple that consists of the succulent fleshy inflorescence and whose juice is the source of the proteolytic enzyme bromelain