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 — The fruit of Ananas sativa or Bromelia ananas (family Bromeliaceae); it contains a proteolytic and milk clotting enzyme, bromelain. * * * pine·ap·ple pī .nap əl n 1) a tropical monocotyledonous plant (Ananas comosus of the family Bromeliaceae,… … Medical dictionary
pineapple — noun Date: 1588 1. 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… … New Collegiate Dictionary
family Bromeliaceae — noun a family of tropical American plants of order Xyridales including several (as the pineapple) of economic importance • Syn: ↑Bromeliaceae, ↑pineapple family • Hypernyms: ↑monocot family, ↑liliopsid family • Member Holonyms: ↑Xyr … Useful english dictionary
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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 flower — noun : a southern African plant of the genus Eucomis (family Liliaceae); especially : a bulbous plant ( E. punctata) having a greenish fragrant flower … Useful english dictionary
liliopsid family — noun family of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed • Syn: ↑monocot family • Hypernyms: ↑family • Hyponyms: ↑liliid monocot family, ↑Juncaceae, ↑family Juncaceae … Useful english dictionary
