The pineapple (Ananas comosus) is a tropical plant with an edible fruit; it is the most economically significant plant in the family Bromeliaceae.

The pineapple is native to South America, where it has been cultivated for many centuries. The introduction of the pineapple plant to Europe in the 17th century made it a significant cultural icon of luxury. Since the 1820s, pineapple has been commercially grown in greenhouses and many tropical plantations. The fruit, particularly its juice, has diverse uses in cuisines and desserts.

Pineapples grow as a small shrub; the individual flowers of the unpollinated plant fuse to form a multiple fruit. The plant normally propagates from the offset produced at the top of the fruit or from a side shoot, and typically matures within a year.

1772 illustration of an Ananas comosus pineapple which was given the early scientific name of Cardus brasilianus folius aloes by Banhius in 1623

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    • ClathrateG [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
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      3 hours ago

      You ever seen how wooden and forced ‘sis’ sounds between siblings on TV shows etc, or even hear it used irl? Not that, that necessarily applies to your observation but may have something to do with it

      (‘bra’ was always the colloquially counterpart to ‘bro’ growing up but idk if that’d pass the sniff test these days)

      • isame [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
        2·
        3 hours ago

        All of my siblings were adopted out to different families very young. Some of us were kept in contact. My one sister who I’m close with because we spent a few summers together, we still talk regularly. She calls me bub or bubby because she has since we were little. I’ll call her sis but it still feels weird, even over text. But I’m certainly not calling her sissy.

        • queermunist she/her@lemmy.mlEnglish
          2·
          3 hours ago

          I used to call my sister ‘sissy’!

          Then the word was ruined for me by the way the rest of society uses it, so I stopped. 🙁

        • ClathrateG [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
          2·
          3 hours ago

          She calls me bub or bubby because she has since we were little.

          That’s wholesome and cute

          I don’t think I’ve ever heard someone use ‘sis’ unironically irl