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. |
pandanaceous [ˌpændəˈneɪʃəs]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) of, relating to, or belonging to the Pandanaceae, an Old World tropical family of monocotyledonous plants including the screw pines
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