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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pineapple \Pine"ap`ple\, n. (Bot.) 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. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ananas \A*na"nas\, n. [Sp. ananas, from the native American name.] (Bot.) The pineapple (Ananassa sativa). [1913 Webster]