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 pine, 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
British Dictionary definitions for screw pine
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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