A "pineapple" is a multiple fruit (Coenocarpium). Its a bunch of individual
fruits crammed together into a single mass. Like many commercial seedless
fruit, they will often develop to maturity without pollination or producing
seed.


Ted Shoemaker wrote in message
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Is pineapple a fruit?

Yeah, that sounds like a stupid question. Humor me.

I have never seen a pineapple seed. Maybe they don't exist. Some
bromeliads reproduce asexually. Maybe pineapples are among them.

If
pineapples don't have seeds,
and if
fruit is the part of the plant that contains the seeds,
then
is a pineapple a fruit?

Thank you for your time.

Ted Shoemaker