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Definition of pineapple lily
pineapple lily
Plural:pineapple lilies
• noun
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Any bulbous perennial plant of the genus Eucomis (family Asparagaceae), native to southern Africa, cultivated as an ornamental for its basal rosette of strap-shaped leaves and a dense, cylindrical spike of starry greenish, white, or purplish flowers topped by a tuft of leaf-like bracts resembling a pineapple.
Example
"The gardener planted a cluster of pineapple lilies along the sunny border to add tropical texture to the late-summer flowerbed."
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Pineapple lily. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 17, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/pineapple%20lily