Place an evergreen tree in front of an autumn orchard fruit, and you create a tropical delicacy that grows on no tree at all. What word am I?
Pineapple
Combining 'pine' (tree) with 'apple' (fall fruit) forms 'pineapple', a tropical fruit that grows on a bush.
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