The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ananas \A*na"nas\, n. [Sp. ananas, from the native American
name.] (Bot.)
The pineapple (Ananassa sativa).
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