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Definition of pineapple lily

pineapple lily

Plural:pineapple lilies
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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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pine woods litter snake
pine woods snake
pineapple
pineapple lily
pineapple sage
pineberry
pineconefish

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Pineapple lily. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 17, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/pineapple%20lily
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