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screw pine
noun
- 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
- any of various pandanaceous plants of the Old World tropical genus Pandanus, having a spiral mass of pineapple-like leaves and heavy conelike fruits
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Word History and Origins
Origin of screw pine1
First recorded in 1830–40
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Example Sentences
Most of these parasols, prepared from the leaves of the screw-pine, are imported hither from China.
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Contrasting with this humble grass, observe that luxuriant Screw-pine.
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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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The material used is toquilla straw, the mid-rib of the screw-pine (Carlodovica palmata).
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The orang had grasped a screw-pine, and he held on, but he struggled no more.
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