Definition of: pineapple

(pīn′ap′·əl) noun
1. A tropical American plant (Ananas comosus) having spiny, recurved leaves and a cone–shaped fruit consisting of the inflorescence clustering densely around a fleshy axis tipped with a rosette of spiked leaves.
2. The edible fruit of this plant.
3. Slang A bomb.
4. In decoration, an ornament frequently in the form of a finial resembling either a pineapple or a pine cone: used especially on furniture. [OE pīnœppel a pine cone <pīn a pine + œppel an apple; so called because the fruit resembles a pine cone]
PINEAPPLE
Fruit in crown of plant.