pan·da·nus /pænˈdenəs, ˈdæ-/
Pan·da·nus prop. n. Bot. A genus of endogenous plants, native to tropical lands from Africa to Polynesia. See Screw pine.
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pandanus
n 1: fiber from leaves of the pandanus tree; used for woven
articles (such as mats)
2: any of various Old World tropical palmlike trees having huge
prop roots and edible conelike fruits and leaves like
pineapple leaves [syn: screw pine]