pandanus, screw pine
(noun) any of various Old World tropical palmlike trees having huge prop roots and edible conelike fruits and leaves like pineapple leaves
pandanus
(noun) fiber from leaves of the pandanus tree; used for woven articles (such as mats)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pandanus (plural pandanuses)
Any of various palm-like plants in the genus Pandanus.
• pandan, screw palm, screw pine
Source: Wiktionary
Pan*da"nus, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Malay pandan.] (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of endogenous plants. See Screw pine.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
