Pineapple
Pineapple (Ananas comosus) is a tropical plant whose compact, fleshy multiple fruit develops from many flowers fused around a central stem.
Multiple fruit: A fruit formed when the ovaries of multiple flowers in an inflorescence fuse together. A pineapple is a familiar example of many flowers contributing to one fruit.
Fruit development: The growth and maturation of a flower's ovary, often after pollination and fertilization. Many fused ovaries and floral tissues enlarge together to form a pineapple.
Pineapple cultivation: The agricultural production of pineapple plants for fruit and other useful materials. Cultivation practices manage planting material, flowering, harvest timing, and yield.
Jackfruit: A large tropical multiple fruit produced by the flowering tree Artocarpus heterophyllus. Like pineapple, it forms from many flowers, but grows on a tree and has a different structure.
Inflorescence: A cluster of flowers arranged on a plant's stem or branches. The pineapple's compact inflorescence supplies the flowers that fuse into its fruit.
Parthenocarpy: Fruit development without fertilization, usually producing fruit with few or no seeds. Commercial pineapples commonly develop without fertilization, yielding seedless fruit.
Pineapple processing: The conversion of harvested pineapple into products such as canned fruit, juice, and dried fruit. Processing preserves the highly perishable fruit and supports year-round distribution.
Strawberry: An aggregate accessory fruit whose small achenes develop from many separate ovaries in one flower. Its many fruitlets arise within one flower, unlike pineapple's fused contributions from many flowers.
Bromeliaceae: A family of flowering plants that includes pineapples and many species adapted to tropical habitats. Pineapple is the best-known edible member of this plant family.
Pineapple crown: The leafy shoot at the top of a pineapple fruit, capable of growing into a new plant. Its ability to root makes the crown a recognizable planting material.