pineapple weed
- noun
- /ˈpaɪnˌæpəl wid/
- Specialized
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hierba piña
- Some people use dried pineapple weed flowers to make a caffeine-free herbal tea.
Examples
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The scent of pineapple weed is reminiscent of pineapple when the leaves are crushed.
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You can often spot pineapple weed growing between cracks in the pavement during the summer.
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I found a patch of pineapple weed along the trail.
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Have you ever tried using pineapple weed in herbal tea?
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The scent of pineapple weed is reminiscent of pineapple when the leaves are crushed.
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Some people use dried pineapple weed flowers to make a caffeine-free herbal tea.
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You can often spot pineapple weed growing between cracks in the pavement during the summer.
Synonyms
A one-year scented coastal weed with leaves that have stiff points and small yellow flowers
A small annual coastal plant with a strong smell, bristly leaves, and yellow flowers without petals
Surface Forms
Morphology
pineapple + weed
The compound follows a regular noun–noun pattern where 'pineapple' modifies 'weed', so the meaning is a weed that has some pineapple-like property (typically scent or resemblance). This is a compositional, descriptive naming pattern common across languages and thus predictable to a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.
Etymology
Pineapple weed may get its name from two simple images. Its small yellow flower heads look a bit like a tiny pineapple, and when you crush the leaves the plant smells sweet like 'pineapple', so people called the common wild weed 'pineapple weed'.
