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pandanus

(pan dā′nəs)

noun

screw pine

Origin: ModL < Malay pandan

See pandanus in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Any of numerous palmlike dioecious trees and shrubs of the genus Pandanus of the Old World tropics, having large prop roots and a crown of narrow spiny leaves that yield a fiber used in weaving mats and similar articles. Also called screw pine.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin Pandanus, genus name

Origin: , from Malay pandan, screw pine

Related Forms:

panˌda·naˈceous (pănˌdə-nāˈshəs) adjective

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