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[–] 7 points 2 years ago

Latin also used apple as a stand-in for generic fruit, cf. malum persicum ("Persian apple") meaning peach.

And, fun fact, the English word "pineapple" was originally synonymous with "pinecone" (i.e. the fruit of the pine tree).

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