n.
Pronunciation: ' p ī - ˌ na-p ə l
Function: noun
Date: 1588
1 a : a tropical monocotyledonous plant ( Ananas comosus of the family Bromeliaceae, the pineapple family) that has rigid spiny-margined recurved leaves and a short stalk with a dense oblong head of small abortive flowers b : the large edible multiple fruit of the pineapple that consists of the sweet succulent fleshy inflorescence
2 : a hand grenade