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[–] Denjin@lemmings.world 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And the first English speaker who saw one went "you know what that reminds me of, apples. Wait, hear me out, apples on a pine tree."

[–] lengau@midwest.social 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's because it looks like a pinecone, which at the time were also called pineapples.

[–] Ghoelian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 month ago

Iirc that was because apple was just a generic term for fruit at the time, not any specific type.