Pineapple - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: pineappleBromeliaceous
Pertaining to or resembling a family of endogenous and mostly epiphytic or saxicolous plants of which the genera Tillandsia and Billbergia are examples The pineapple though terrestrial is also of this family...
Endogen
A plant which increases in size by internal growth and elongation at the summit having the wood in the form of bundles or threads irregularly distributed throughout the whole diameter not forming annual layers and with no distinct pith The leaves of the endogens have usually parallel veins their flowers are mostly in three or some multiple of three parts and their embryos have but a single cotyledon with the first leaves alternate The endogens constitute one of the great primary classes of plants and included all palms true lilies grasses rushes orchids the banana pineapple etc See Exogen...
fragmentation grenade
A type of hand grenade designed to burst into multiple fragments upon detonation of the explosive charge the fragments fly away at high velocity killing or wounding persons nearby Contrasted to concussion grenade The common type of fragmentation grenade used by the American military was sometimes jocosely referred to as a pineapple from its reticulated surface appearance resembling that of the fruit...
Karatas
A West Indian plant of the Pineapple family Nidularium Karatas...
Pintildea
The pineapple...
Pintildea cloth
A fine fabric for scarfs handkerchiefs embroidery etc woven from the fiber obtained from the leaf of the sterile pineapple plant It is delicate soft and transparent with a tinge of pale yellow...
Pina colada
a sweet mixed drink made from rum pineapple juice and cream of coconut mixed with crushed ice...
Pineapple
A tropical plant Ananassa sativa also its fruit so called from the resemblance of the latter in shape and external appearance to the cone of the pine tree Its origin is unknown though conjectured to be American...
Otaheite apple
The fruit of a Polynesian anacardiaceous tree Spondias dulcis also called vi apple It is rather larger than an apple and the rind has a flavor of turpentine but the flesh is said to taste like pineapples...
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