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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

Most of these parasols, prepared from the leaves of the screw-pine, are imported hither from China.

Contrasting with this humble grass, observe that luxuriant Screw-pine.

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

The material used is toquilla straw, the mid-rib of the screw-pine (Carlodovica palmata).

The orang had grasped a screw-pine, and he held on, but he struggled no more.

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