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[–] RegularJoe@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)
[–] muxika@piefed.muxika.org 5 points 3 days ago

Ooh, thank you! That definitely looks the part.

[–] tomiant@piefed.social 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Pineapple is a funny word.

[–] qualia@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I just researched its etymology the other day. Colonizers encountering these thought they resembled pinecones, and apple was a generic word for fruit. Many countries wisely took the native word "anana" (Frenchies, etc) but Englishers had to make it their own. Hence the head empty Linnaean naming.

[–] tomiant@piefed.social 2 points 2 days ago

Hah cool! Thanks for sharing!

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 3 points 3 days ago

Delicious fractals

[–] mvilain@fedia.io 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

A friend pointed out the pineapples are bromeliads. This "flower" demonstrates it.

[–] qualia@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

No scare quotes necessary: angiosperm confirmed.

[–] NaibofTabr 3 points 3 days ago
[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Keep away from that natural explosion, please!