Pineapple
noun
A tropical fruit that is large, yellow inside and has rough, pointed skin and long, green leaves on top.
He cut the pineapple into slices.
Often appears as...
- pineapple juice
- pineapple slice
noun
The plant that pineapple fruits grow on.
We have a pineapple plant growing in our backyard.
Often appears as...
- growing pineapple
- pineapple cultivation
noun
In British English, 'pineapple' can also refer to a hand grenade due to its similarity in shape.
The soldier threw a pineapple towards the enemy line.
Often appears as...
- throw a pineapple
- pineapple grenade
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A tropical fruit that is large, yellow inside and has rough, pointed skin and long, green leaves on top.
He cut the pineapple into slices.
Often appears as...
- pineapple juice
- pineapple slice
noun
The plant that pineapple fruits grow on.
We have a pineapple plant growing in our backyard.
Often appears as...
- growing pineapple
- pineapple cultivation
noun
In British English, 'pineapple' can also refer to a hand grenade due to its similarity in shape.
The soldier threw a pineapple towards the enemy line.
Often appears as...
- throw a pineapple
- pineapple grenade
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Culinary Delicacy
Pineapple is often used as a sweet, tropical flavor in dishes and drinks.
I love pineapple on my pizza for a sweet twist.
Pro Tip 2/3Tropical Origin
A pineapple is not from pine or apple trees; it's from tropical climates.
I only find pineapples in the tropical section of the fruit market.
Pro Tip 3/3Adjective Form
'Pineapple' can also describe flavor, like in 'pineapple-flavored candy.'
They were handing out free samples of pineapple yogurt.
Pro Tip 1/3Culinary Delicacy
Pineapple is often used as a sweet, tropical flavor in dishes and drinks.
I love pineapple on my pizza for a sweet twist.
Pro Tip 2/3Tropical Origin
A pineapple is not from pine or apple trees; it's from tropical climates.
I only find pineapples in the tropical section of the fruit market.
Pro Tip 3/3Adjective Form
'Pineapple' can also describe flavor, like in 'pineapple-flavored candy.'
They were handing out free samples of pineapple yogurt.
Pro Tip 1/3Culinary Delicacy
Pineapple is often used as a sweet, tropical flavor in dishes and drinks.
I love pineapple on my pizza for a sweet twist.
Pro Tip 2/3Tropical Origin
A pineapple is not from pine or apple trees; it's from tropical climates.
I only find pineapples in the tropical section of the fruit market.
Pro Tip 3/3Adjective Form
'Pineapple' can also describe flavor, like in 'pineapple-flavored candy.'
They were handing out free samples of pineapple yogurt.
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How designing brand-new...
was very interested in helping me figure out a demo for the TED Talk, and so we were in the kitchen, we were slicing up pineapples, extracting enzymes from red potatoes and doing all kinds of demos in the kitchen. And in the end, though, we thought the chymosin demo was pretty cool. And so what's happening here
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How to restore a...
and with the limited means you have so we plant the trees we plant these pineapples and beans and gingers in between to reduce the competition for the trees the crop fertilizer organic material is useful for the agricultural crops for the people but also helps the trees the farmers have free land the
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Is math discovered or...
And Fibonacci stumbled upon his famous sequence while looking at the growth of an idealized rabbit population. Mankind later found the sequence everywhere in nature, from sunflower seeds and flower petal arrangements, to the structure of a pineapple, even the branching of bronchi in the lungs.
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The science of...
These neurons encode various characteristics of the spiky, fruit, brown, green, and yellow. This synchronous firing strengthens the connections between that set of neurons, linking them together into what's known as a neuronal ensemble, in this case the one for pineapple.
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Willie Smits: How to...
So we plant the trees, we plant these pineapples and beans and ginger in between, to reduce the competition for the trees, the crop fertilizer. Organic material is useful for the agricultural crops, for the people, but also helps the trees. The farmers have free land,
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The amazing ways plants...
Stinging nettles release a mixture of histamine and other toxins that cause pain and inflammation when touched. For other plant species, the pain comes after an herbivore's first bite. Spinach, kiwi fruit, pineapple, fuchsia
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The myth of the stolen...
who could fly and control the winds. They taught him how to weave. Before the shaman left, the goblin chief whispered some cryptic instructions in his ear. Finally, he told him to tie a pineapple shoot outside a hollow log
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Fisherman With No Fish PIPE...
island didn't know maybe yeah so then is he happy that his sons and daughters are finding different opportunities and moving off the island or is he sad that that way of life is broken now pineapple
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Inside Neil deGrasse...
fun shapes so these are pineapples chunks each cut out in the shape of a moon star planet and I just thought to myself yeah the universe rocks because would you put like DNA shapes you know
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Living Off the Land in...
That means that Hawaii has about a 10-day supply of food. That didn't always used to be the case. Up until the islands were largely carved up by US-backed pineapple and sugar plantations
Video examples
How designing brand-new...
was very interested in helping me figure out a demo for the TED Talk, and so we were in the kitchen, we were slicing up pineapples, extracting enzymes from red potatoes and doing all kinds of demos in the kitchen. And in the end, though, we thought the chymosin demo was pretty cool. And so what's happening here
Video examples
How to restore a...
and with the limited means you have so we plant the trees we plant these pineapples and beans and gingers in between to reduce the competition for the trees the crop fertilizer organic material is useful for the agricultural crops for the people but also helps the trees the farmers have free land the
Video examples
Is math discovered or...
And Fibonacci stumbled upon his famous sequence while looking at the growth of an idealized rabbit population. Mankind later found the sequence everywhere in nature, from sunflower seeds and flower petal arrangements, to the structure of a pineapple, even the branching of bronchi in the lungs.
Video examples
The science of...
These neurons encode various characteristics of the spiky, fruit, brown, green, and yellow. This synchronous firing strengthens the connections between that set of neurons, linking them together into what's known as a neuronal ensemble, in this case the one for pineapple.
Video examples
Willie Smits: How to...
So we plant the trees, we plant these pineapples and beans and ginger in between, to reduce the competition for the trees, the crop fertilizer. Organic material is useful for the agricultural crops, for the people, but also helps the trees. The farmers have free land,
Video examples
The amazing ways plants...
Stinging nettles release a mixture of histamine and other toxins that cause pain and inflammation when touched. For other plant species, the pain comes after an herbivore's first bite. Spinach, kiwi fruit, pineapple, fuchsia
Video examples
The myth of the stolen...
who could fly and control the winds. They taught him how to weave. Before the shaman left, the goblin chief whispered some cryptic instructions in his ear. Finally, he told him to tie a pineapple shoot outside a hollow log
Video examples
Fisherman With No Fish PIPE...
island didn't know maybe yeah so then is he happy that his sons and daughters are finding different opportunities and moving off the island or is he sad that that way of life is broken now pineapple
Video examples
Inside Neil deGrasse...
fun shapes so these are pineapples chunks each cut out in the shape of a moon star planet and I just thought to myself yeah the universe rocks because would you put like DNA shapes you know
Video examples
Living Off the Land in...
That means that Hawaii has about a 10-day supply of food. That didn't always used to be the case. Up until the islands were largely carved up by US-backed pineapple and sugar plantations
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Quote examples
Larry Ellison
American Businessman
Lanai at one time grew 98% of the world's pineapples. But the world's pineapples are now grown in two places, Costa Rica and Panama, because no one wants to spend $45 for a pineapple from the United States.
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Harland Williams
Canadian Actor
I'd like to explore the more abstract side of people's minds, as opposed to the usual sitcom stuff. I don't want to do the typical sitcom-type humor. I'd want to do stuff like go bowling with pineapples.
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Charlamagne tha God
American Entertainer
I'm a Remy Martin guy. I like Remy and Coke, and I like the white Remy V with pineapple. I'm an equal-opportunity Remy drinker.
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Lynda Barry
American Cartoonist
My mom didn't want me to go to college. She didn't want me to read - when I read, I may as well have been holding a pineapple.
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Seth Numrich
American Actor
A dear friend of mine always brings a pineapple instead of flowers when he comes to a show. I love it.
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Karl Pilkington
British Actor
If you sit in a bath of pineapple chunks, it can kill you. That's well documented.
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Penn Badgley
American Actor
I think pineapple is very sexy. It reminds me of bikinis and the beach.
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Roddy Ricch
American Musician
Pineapple definitely one of my essential fruits, everyday.
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Sarah Drew
American Actress
I like pineapple. It's delightful.
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Olivia Culpo
American Actress
Pineapple reduces swelling.
Quote examples
Larry Ellison
American Businessman
Lanai at one time grew 98% of the world's pineapples. But the world's pineapples are now grown in two places, Costa Rica and Panama, because no one wants to spend $45 for a pineapple from the United States.
Quote examples
Harland Williams
Canadian Actor
I'd like to explore the more abstract side of people's minds, as opposed to the usual sitcom stuff. I don't want to do the typical sitcom-type humor. I'd want to do stuff like go bowling with pineapples.
Quote examples
Charlamagne tha God
American Entertainer
I'm a Remy Martin guy. I like Remy and Coke, and I like the white Remy V with pineapple. I'm an equal-opportunity Remy drinker.
Quote examples
Lynda Barry
American Cartoonist
My mom didn't want me to go to college. She didn't want me to read - when I read, I may as well have been holding a pineapple.
Quote examples
Seth Numrich
American Actor
A dear friend of mine always brings a pineapple instead of flowers when he comes to a show. I love it.
Quote examples
Karl Pilkington
British Actor
If you sit in a bath of pineapple chunks, it can kill you. That's well documented.
Quote examples
Penn Badgley
American Actor
I think pineapple is very sexy. It reminds me of bikinis and the beach.
Quote examples
Roddy Ricch
American Musician
Pineapple definitely one of my essential fruits, everyday.
Quote examples
Sarah Drew
American Actress
I like pineapple. It's delightful.
Quote examples
Olivia Culpo
American Actress
Pineapple reduces swelling.
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