screw pine
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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.
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Nearby words
- screw jack,
- screw loose,
- screw nail,
- screw nut,
- screw pile,
- screw plate,
- screw press,
- screw propeller,
- screw someone out of,
- screw tap
Origin of screw pine
First recorded in 1830–40
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Examples from the Web for screw pine
Most of these parasols, prepared from the leaves of the screw-pine, are imported hither from China.
Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II|Karl Ritter von ScherzerThe material used is toquilla straw, the mid-rib of the screw-pine (Carlodovica palmata).
Commercial Geography|Jacques W. RedwayThe orang had grasped a screw-pine, and he held on, but he struggled no more.
Four Young Explorers|Oliver Optic
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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