Pineapple

:This article is about the fruit. For the former Our Gang child actor known as Pineapple, see Eugene Jackson

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Our Gang - Eugene Jackson

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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.

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Tropical - Plant - Fruit - Brazil - Bolivia - Paraguay - Family - Bromeliaceae - Perennial - Stem - Pine - Cone - Tupi - Hummingbird - Pollinators

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The pineapple is an old symbol of hospitality and can often be seen in carved decorations.

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