pineapple plant
Noun: 1. A tropical plant: A plant native to tropical America, scientifically known as Ananas comosus, characterized by a short stem and a rosette of stiff, waxy, spiny-tipped leaves. It bears a single, large, compound, fleshy fruit with a terminal crown of leaves.
The term "pineapple plant" specifically refers to the living plant itself, distinguishing it from just the fruit it produces. It is used in botanical, agricultural, and general descriptive contexts. - The pineapple plant requires well-drained soil and plenty of sunlight. - We visited a farm where they cultivate thousands of pineapple plants. - The pineapple plant is a member of the bromeliad family.
- Cultivation term: In agriculture, "pineapple plant" is used to discuss cultivation cycles, pest management, and harvesting techniques specific to the plant as a crop.
- After harvesting the fruit, the main pineapple plant will produce suckers or slips for propagation.
- Pineapple (noun): This is the more common term, which can refer to both the fruit and, by extension, the plant. In precise contexts, "pineapple plant" clarifies the subject is the plant organism.
- Ananas (noun): The botanical genus name and a common name for the plant and fruit in many languages.
- Ananas plant (less common in everyday English)
The primary meaning is botanical. The term explicitly focuses on the vegetative organism—its leaves, stem, and root system—rather than its edible product. Using "pineapple plant" avoids the ambiguity of the word "pineapple," which most frequently denotes the sweet, tangy fruit.
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a tropical American plant bearing a large fleshy edible fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated in the tropics
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