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pine|ap|ple — «PY NAP uhl», noun. 1. a large, juicy fruit that looks somewhat like a large pine cone and is good to eat. It is a seedless, multiple fruit developed from a conical spike of flowers and surmounted by a crown of small leaves. 2. the plant that it… … Useful english dictionary
pine — apo·at·ro·pine; arch·an·thro·pine; at·ro·pine; au·be·pine; cam·pine; cho·pine; cryp·to·pine; di·as·pine; for·pine; gal·i·pine; hip·po·cam·pine; his·pine; hy·po·hip·pine; jac·a·me·ro·pine; lan·tho·pine; mus·cic·a·pine; ne·o·pine; or·pine;… … English syllables
pineapple — pine·ap·ple … English syllables
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 — Pine|ap|ple 〈[paınæpl] m.; Gen.: od. s, Pl.: s; engl. Bez. für〉 Ananas, vor allem in Produktbezeichnungen; Pineapplesaft … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
pineapple — pine|ap|ple [ˈpaınæpəl] n [U and C] [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: pineapple pinecone (14 18 centuries)] a large yellow brown tropical fruit or its sweet juicy yellow flesh ▪ pineapple chunks ▪ pineapple juice … Dictionary of contemporary English
Pineapple — Pine|ap|ple [ painæpl] der; [s], s <aus engl. pineapple> engl. Bez. für ↑Ananas … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
pineapple — pine|ap|ple [ paın,æpl ] noun count or uncount a large fruit that is yellow and JUICY inside and has a thick yellow brown skin with sharp points on it get the rough end of the pineapple AUSTRALIAN INFORMAL to be treated in an unfair way … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Ananassa sativa — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
