Yes, pineapple is indeed a tropical plant, which is native to South America and not European countries.

The pineapple was first introduced to Europeans by Christopher Columbus during his second voyage to the Americas in 1493, where, according to some sources, he first described it as a big pine cone-looking fruit.

The credit for introducing the pineapple to Europe is usually given to the Dutch navigator and merchant, Pieter de la Court, who is said to have brought back the first pineapple from a voyage to South America in 1597. However, it is also possible that other explorers, traders, and missionaries may have introduced the fruit to Europe around the same time.

Pineapples were considered as something luxury and expensive in Europe due to challenges of transporting and cultivating them, and reserved this status for several centuries.
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