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
21 February 2025
(noun) some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed; “the restoration looked exactly like the original”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
