PANDANUS

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


Etymology

Noun

pandanus (plural pandanuses)

Any of various palm-like plants in the genus Pandanus.

Synonyms

• 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



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