Pandanus /(?)/
Pan·da·nus
Pandanus
prop. n.
- A genus of endogenous plants, native to tropical lands from Africa to Polynesia. See Screw pine. (Bot.)
- Fiber from leaves of the pandanus tree; used for woven articles (such as mats).
- Any of various Old World tropical palmlike trees having huge prop roots and pineapplelike leaves and edible conelike fruits; also called the screw pine.