pandanus

Noun
Synonyms: screw pine

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. fiber from leaves of the pandanus tree; used for woven articles (such as mats)
  2. any of various Old World tropical palmlike trees having huge prop roots and edible conelike fruits and leaves like pineapple leavesSynonyms: screw pine
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Pandanus \Pan*da"nus\, prop. n. [NL., fr. Malay pandan.] (Bot.) A genus of endogenous plants, native to tropical lands from Africa to Polynesia. See Screw pine. [1913 Webster]

2.Fiber from leaves of the pandanus tree; used for woven articles (such as mats). [wns16=1] [WordNet 1.5]

3.Any of various Old World tropical palmlike trees having huge prop roots and pineapplelike leaves and edible conelike fruits; also called the screw pine. [wns16=2] [WordNet 1.5]

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