Pineapple (now termed pine cones). When European explorers encountered this tropical fruit in the Americas, they called them "pineapples" (first referenced in 1664, for resemblance to pine cones). In the scientific binomial "Ananas comosus", "ananas", the original name of the fruit, comes from the Tupi word "nanas", meaning "excellent fruit", as recorded by André Thevet in 1555, and "comosus", "tufted", refers to the stem of the fruit. Other members of the genus "Ananas" are often called pine, as well, in other languages. The pineapple is a herbaceous perennial, which grows to tall, although sometimes it can be taller. In appearance, the
Bizarre Fruit II 1994, except "Search for the Hero" which was recorded at Grosse Freiheit in Hamburg on 26 February 1995. "Bizarre Fruit II" was later released as a single CD replacing the original "Bizarre Fruit" album. Confusingly, later editions of this single-disc version bear the title "Bizarre Fruit", although the cover art remains the same as the initial "Bizarre Fruit II" release. Bizarre Fruit II Bizarre Fruit II is a reissued and expanded version of M People's 1994 "Bizarre Fruit" album, with the single versions of "Search for the Hero" and "Love Rendezvous" in place of the originals, and including the band's