screw pine

noun — 3 senses

screw pine

noun

Etymology From screw + pine: the fruit resembles a pine cone, though the plants are not closely related; and the clustered leaves are thought to resemble a screw.

1

An Old World tropical tree, Pandanus utilis.

2

Australia The tree Pandanus spindalis.

3

Any species in the genus Pandanus

Synonyms
pandan, pandanus

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