pineapple plant
- noun
- /ˈpaɪnˌæpəl plænt/
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planta de piña
- The farmer decided to expand his garden by adding several new pineapple plants this year.
Examples
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Gardeners often grow the pineapple plant indoors as an ornamental houseplant.
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It takes about two years for a pineapple plant to produce its first fruit.
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The pineapple plant thrives in well-drained, sandy soils in tropical climates.
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The pineapple plant thrives in warm climates.
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I saw a pineapple plant at the botanical garden.
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In tropical regions, pineapple plants thrive in sunny environments and well-drained soil.
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After months of care, the pineapple plant finally produced its first fruit, delighting the gardener.
Synonyms
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A large tropical fruit with sweet, juicy yellow flesh, a tough spiky skin, and stiff leaves on top
A tropical plant that produces a large edible fruit with a crown of leaves
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a plant that produces pineapples' is directly and compositionally derived from 'pineapple' (the fruit) + 'plant' (a living organism), so a learner who knows both words can infer the referent. This noun + noun compound follows a common descriptive pattern found across languages, making it immediately transparent to B1 learners.
Etymology
The noun pineapple plant comes from the fruit name pine + apple because early visitors thought the fruit looked like a 'pine cone' and tasted a little like an 'apple'. So the plant is simply the one that grows that spiky fruit with a tuft of leaves on top, which is why we call it a pineapple plant.