Pineapple
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~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The pineapple (Ananas comosus) is a tropical plant and its fruit, native to Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay. The plant is a bromeliad (family Bromeliaceae), a short, herbaceous perennial with 30 or more long, spined and pointed leaves surrounding a thick stem. The fruit was named "pineapple" because of its resemblance to a pine cone. The native Tupi word for the fruit was anana, meaning "excellent fruit", this is the source for words like ananas, common in many languages. Hummingbirds are its natural pollinators. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The pineapple is an old symbol of hospitality and can often be seen in carved decorations. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Our Gang: :"The Little Rascals" redirects here. For other uses of the title "The Little Rascals", see The Little Rascals (disambiguation).... Eugene Jackson: Eugene Jackson (December 25, 1916 - October 26, 2001) was an African-American former child actor who was a regular of the Our Gang short series during the silent Path? era. When he joined the gang, Jackson, who replaced the series' very first member, Ernie "Sunshine Sammy" Morrison, was nicknamed Pi... Tropical: REDIRECT Tropics... Pineapple related Images and Photos (experimental)
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