pineapples
Spiky tropical fruit
Pineapples is the plural of pineapple, the tropical fruit with spiny skin, a crown of stiff leaves, and sweet yellow flesh.
Despite the name, pineapples are unrelated to pines or apples—early European explorers named them for their resemblance to pine cones.
Fresh pineapples are cheaper in Hawaii.
Topped flatbread dish
- HawaiianFrom the 50th state
- upside-down cakeDessert baked then inverted
- salsaSpicy tomato condiment
- smoothiePuréed fruit beverage
grilled · skewers · ham · glaze · teriyaki · piña colada · fruit salad · tenderizer
Generous treatment of guests
- welcomeHospitable greeting offered
- colonialOf occupied territories
- wealthAbundance of valuable resources
- statusOne's relative position
tropical · exotic · decoration · motif · finial · gateposts · architecture · Southern
Large-scale farming operation
- HawaiiPacific island state
- PhilippinesSoutheast Asian archipelago nation
- Costa RicaCentral American country
- ThailandSoutheast Asian kingdom
bromelia · tropical climate · harvest · export · sugarloaf · field · crop · farmer
tropical
Of hot, humid regions
ripe · fresh · golden · core · rings · chunks · slices · crown · eyes · flesh
pizza
Topped flatbread dish
- HawaiianFrom the 50th state
- upside-down cakeDessert baked then inverted
- salsaSpicy tomato condiment
smoothie · grilled · skewers · ham · glaze · teriyaki · piña colada · fruit salad · tenderizer · marinade
hospitality
Generous treatment of guests
- welcomeHospitable greeting offered
- colonialOf occupied territories
- wealthAbundance of valuable resources
status · tropical · exotic · decoration · motif · finial · gateposts · architecture · Southern · Caribbean
plantation
Large-scale farming operation
- HawaiiPacific island state
- PhilippinesSoutheast Asian archipelago nation
- Costa RicaCentral American country
Thailand · bromelia · tropical climate · harvest · export · sugarloaf · field · crop · farmer · agricultural
bromeliad
Tropical plant, often epiphytic
crown · fruitlets · hexagonal · scales · core · stem · roots · sucker · slip · flowering
- luauleis, luau feast, lei, hula, hula dancer
- tropical fruit tradebananas, mangoes, papayas, coconuts, avocados
- island resourcescoconuts, fish stocks, coral reefs, fresh water, palm trees
- Southeast Asian exportspalm oil, natural rubber, rice paper, coconut oil, tin
- tropical farmingtropical crops, banana plantation, coconut palms, coconut farming, coconut plantations
- tropical goodsbananas, coconuts, sugar cane, cocoa, cacao
pineapplesapples
Round tree fruit
cranberries · lingonberries · blueberries · cloudberries · rowanberries
- Pineapple ExpressPacific storm moisture pathway
- pineapple juicePressed tropical fruit liquid
- pineapple ringsCircular slices of tropical fruit
- pineapple upside-down cakeCake flipped after baking
- canned pineapplePreserved tropical fruit segments
- pineapple chunksCut tropical fruit pieces