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.
An aroma and flavour of pineapple is often found in very ripe Chardonnays and wines fermented at a low temperatures.
A decorative, carved, stylized finial resembling the fruit. It was often used as a terminal piece on bedposts, newel posts, in pediments over doorways, etc. In early 19th century America it was a symbol of wealth and prosperity.
a tropical American plant bearing a large fleshy edible fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated in the tropics
large sweet fleshy tropical fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated
a multiple of berries Accessory--fruit where the "fruit" part is derived from something other than ovary tissue
The fruit (to 30 cm long and 15 cm dia.) of a tropical plant "Ananas comosus" which is the result of the coalescence of the fruits of a hundred or more flowers. Used as a dessert fruit or in savory dishes, e.g with pork. The uncooked juice, which contains active proteases, may be used to tenderize meat and will prevent gelatin based jellies from setting.
A tropical fruit (Ananas comosus) with a spiny, diamond-patterned, greenish-brown skin and swordlike leaves; the juicy yellow flesh surrounds a hard core and has a sweet-tart flavor.
This is another term for the grenade.
yumyumdoodledum yellow fruit that blows up after several (2.5) seconds. aka grenade. see also gib, pork riblets
An exceedingly juicy fruit with a distinctive tangy sweet taste. Pineapples must be picked when ripe because they won't ripen off the plant. The English named this fruit for its resemblance to a pine cone.
A tropical american plant, also known as ananas comosus, with fleshy, edible fruit. more information - recipes
Specific fruit flavour, often associated with California Chardonnay, particularly if heightened by oak. Primary component of 'tropical fruit'.
The pineapple (Ananas comosus) is a tropical plant and fruit (berry), probably native to Brazil or Paraguay. The plant is a tall (1–1.5 m) herbaceous perennial with 30 or more trough-shaped and pointed leaves 30–100 cm long, surrounding a thick stem. The leaves of the Smooth Cayenne cultivar mostly lack spines except at the leaf tip, but the Spanish and Queen cultivars have large spines along the leaf margins.