Screw Pine Definition

skro͝opīn
noun
Any of a genus (Pandanus) of SE Asian trees and shrubs of the screw-pine family, often having edible starchy fruits.
Webster's New World
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adjective
Designating a family (Pandanaceae, order Pandanales) of monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, and climbers, characterized by daggerlike leaves and prop roots.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Screw Pine

Noun

Singular:
screw pine
Plural:
screw pines

Origin of Screw Pine

  • screw + pine (the fruit resembles a pine cone, though the plants are unrelated)

    From Wiktionary

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