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Pineapple etymology

English word pineapple was first used to name the reproductive organs of conifers. Therm ”pine cone” was documented some 300 years later, around 1690. European explorers found the new fruit similar to the pineapple (now named pine cone) and there comes its name from. The name ananas comes from Tupi language, where nanas stands for excellent fruit.

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