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pineapple
1. n. A tropical plant, Ananas comosus, native to South America, having thirty or more long, spined and pointed leaves surrounding a thick stem.
2. 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.
3. n. The flesh of a pineapple fruit used as a food item.
4. n. (slang) An Australian fifty dollar note.
5. n. A web burrfish (, syn.)
6. n. A light yellow colour, like that of pineapple flesh.
(color panel, FCF477)
7. n. (obsolete) A pinecone.
8. n. A decorative carving of a pineapple fruit used as a symbol of hospitality.
9. n. (slang) A hand grenade.
10. n. A hairstyle consisting of a ponytail worn on top of the head, imitating the leaves of a pineapple.

Example Sentences

Please, give me the biggest pineapple.  No pineapple on the pizza, please.  This fruit is shaped like an orange and tastes like a pineapple.  You can decorate the cocktail with a cherry or a pineapple.  A pineapple juice, a tea with lemon, a beer, and a glass of red wine.

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