Pineapple Plant (Noun)
Meaning
A tropical American plant bearing a large fleshy edible fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated in the tropics.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The pineapple plant is a multiple fruit formed by multiple ovaries of a single flower.
- She carefully transplanted the pineapple plant into a larger pot to give it more room to grow.
- Pineapple plants are often grown in greenhouses in cooler climates to provide a tropical environment.
- The farmer harvested the pineapple plant after it had produced a single fruit, as it would not produce again.
- In Hawaii, pineapple plants are grown commercially on large plantations and are a major export crop.