pineapple

noun (a pineapple, pineapples; pineapple, uncountable as food)

«pineapple» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A pineapple is a large tropical fruit with a rough, spiky brown skin, sweet juicy yellow flesh and a crown of stiff green leaves on top. tree →

In the lessons

In science and geography, pineapples grow on low plants in hot countries (not on trees and not on pines); each fruit is made of many small fruits joined together. In everyday life, people eat pineapple fresh, in juice, in tins and on pizza.

Examples

We cut the pineapple into chunks. tree →
Pineapple juice is sweet and sharp. tree →
Some people like pineapple on pizza. tree →
Pineapples grow on small plants, not trees. tree →
Twist off the leafy top of the pineapple. tree →
A pineapple has a rough, spiky skin. tree →

Note

Countable for whole fruits ("two pineapples"), uncountable for pieces ("some pineapple"). It is not a kind of apple and has nothing to do with pine trees; it got the name because it looks like a pine cone.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «pineapple» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«pineapple» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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