Why is there no pine or apple in pineapple?!

Question: The word "pineapple", first recorded in 1398, was originally used to describe the reproductive organs of conifer trees (now termed pine cones). When European explorers discovered this tropical fruit, they called them "pineapples" (term first recorded in that sense in 1664) because it resembled what we know as pine cones. The term "pine cone" was first recorded in 1694 to replace the original meaning of "pineapple".

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Answers: The word "pineapple", first recorded in 1398, was originally used to describe the reproductive organs of conifer trees (now termed pine cones). When European explorers discovered this tropical fruit, they called them "pineapples" (term first recorded in that sense in 1664) because it resembled what we know as pine cones. The term "pine cone" was first recorded in 1694 to replace the original meaning of "pineapple".

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They resemble a pinecone, and yet are a fruit like an apple.

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What are "pines?" They are called pineapples because they resemble pinecones becaus eof thier shape and pointy-ness.

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They look like pines and are a fruit. It is like the apple of pine trees, so therefore, Pineapples. It grows from the ground though, not a tree.

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good question

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