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Meaning of PANDANUS

Pronunciation:  pan'deynus

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  any of various Old World tropical palmlike trees having huge prop roots and edible conelike fruits and leaves like pineapple leaves
  2. [n]  fiber from leaves of the pandanus tree; used for woven articles (such as mats)
 
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 Synonyms: screw pine
 
 See Also: genus Pandanus, lauhala, natural fiber, natural fibre, Pandanus tectorius, textile screw pine, tree

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pan*da"nus\, n. [NL., fr. Malay pandan.] (Bot.)
A genus of endogenous plants. See {Screw pine}.
 

 

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