Pineapple (Ananas comosus)
Everyone knows a pineapple. It is a delicious edible fruit from a tropical plant — the most economically significant plant of the bromeliad family. Interestingly, the word “pineapple” in English was first recorded to describe a pine cone (from conifer trees), and the fruit was named as it resembled pinecones. The botanical name however comes from the South American Tupi word “nanas”, meaning “excellent fruit”.
The pineapple plant is an herbaceous perennial which, when it flowers with
