pan·da·nus (p n-d  n s, -dns)n. 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. [New Latin Pandanus, genus name, from Malay pandan, screw pine.] pan  da·naceous (pnd-nshs) adj. |
pandanus [pænˈdeɪnəs]
n pl -nuses
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various Old World tropical palmlike plants of the genus Pandanus, having large aerial prop roots and leaves that yield a fibre used for making mats, etc.: family Pandanaceae See also screw pine
[via New Latin from Malay pandan]
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| Noun | 1. |  pandanus - fiber from leaves of the pandanus tree; used for woven articles (such as mats)natural fiber, natural fibre - fiber derived from plants or animals |
| 2. | pandanus - any of various Old World tropical palmlike trees having huge prop roots and edible conelike fruits and leaves like pineapple leaves genus Pandanus - type genus of the Pandanaceae (as screw pines) tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms |
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