I just researched its etymology the other day. Colonizers encountering these thought they resembled pinecones, and apple was a generic word for fruit. Many countries wisely took the native word "anana" (Frenchies, etc) but Englishers had to make it their own. Hence the head empty Linnaean naming.
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RegularJoe@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 180d
A pineapple? It's close to blooming?
https://www.houzz.com/discussions/3787152/pineapple-blooming
muxika@piefed.muxika.org · 5 pts · 180d
Ooh, thank you! That definitely looks the part.
Ephera@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 180d
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibonacci_sequence#Nature
tomiant@piefed.social · 4 pts · 180d
Pineapple is a funny word.
qualia@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 180d
I just researched its etymology the other day. Colonizers encountering these thought they resembled pinecones, and apple was a generic word for fruit. Many countries wisely took the native word "anana" (Frenchies, etc) but Englishers had to make it their own. Hence the head empty Linnaean naming.
tomiant@piefed.social · 2 pts · 179d
Hah cool! Thanks for sharing!
Maeve@kbin.earth · 3 pts · 180d
Delicious fractals
JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social · 3 pts · 180d
Keep away from that natural explosion, please!
mvilain@fedia.io · 3 pts · 180d
A friend pointed out the pineapples are bromeliads. This "flower" demonstrates it.
qualia@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 180d
No scare quotes necessary: angiosperm confirmed.
NaibofTabr@infosec.pub · 3 pts · 180d