Definitions for pandanuspænˈdeɪ nəs, -ˈdæn əs

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

pan•da•nuspænˈdeɪ nəs, -ˈdæn əs(n.)(pl.)-nus•es.

  1. Category: Plants

    Ref: screw pine .

Origin of pandanus:

1770–80; < NL Pandanus, genus name < Malay pandan

Princeton's WordNet

  1. pandanus(noun)

    fiber from leaves of the pandanus tree; used for woven articles (such as mats)

  2. 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

Wiktionary

  1. pandanus(Noun)

    The screw pine.

  2. Origin: From Malay pandan

Webster Dictionary

  1. Pandanus(noun)

    a genus of endogenous plants. See Screw pine


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