/oss/taxonomy/term/6896/all en /oss/article/student-contributors-health-and-nutrition-did-you-know-general-science/why-does-pineapple-make-your-mouth-tickle <p>The name for ‘pineapple’ is a misnomer. The fruit, also known as <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/122965-Ananas-comosus"><i>Ananas comosus</i></a>, belongs to neither the pine nor apple genus (<i>Pinus</i> and <i>Malus</i>, respectively). In the <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/word-history-pineapple">Middle Ages</a>, the word ‘apple’ was used to refer to any unknown species that grew on a tree and bore any resemblance to the apples we are familiar with today.</p> Thu, 25 May 2023 00:53:06 +0000 Haleh Cohn 9520 at /oss