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screw pine

noun

  1. any tropical Asian tree or shrub of the genus Pandanus, having a palmlike or branched stem, long, narrow, rigid, spirally arranged leaves and aerial roots, and bearing an edible fruit.


screw pine

noun

  1. any of various pandanaceous plants of the Old World tropical genus Pandanus, having a spiral mass of pineapple-like leaves and heavy conelike fruits
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of screw pine1

First recorded in 1830–40
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Example Sentences

The researchers also found that fragrant screw pines' male and female flowers produced heat at night stably, making them the first such species in the family Pandanaceae.

The leaves of this screw pine shrub, known as pandan, are a classic in Malaysian cooking.

From Salon

On approaching the coast, one often meets with what is called the screw pine, but which, it would seem, should be called the screw palm.

Among the other materials may be enumerated the odorous roots of the khus-khus grass, Anatherum muricatum, and the leaves of various species of screw pine, used in India and the East generally.

The mid-rib of the screw pine growing in the forests of tropical America furnishes the material of which "Panama" hats are made.

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