The pineapple—which is no relation to pine trees or apples—got its name through the combination of the Spanish "pina" (so named because it reminded them of a pine cone) and the English "apple ...

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Sean Mace says he was reading and napping under a pine tree at the San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park last October when a massive pine cone -- larger than a pineapple -- fell on his head.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — It’s a debate Rhode Islanders have had for decades: is it a pine cone or pineapple that adorns the arch on Federal Hill? Eyewitness News asked nearly a dozen people ...