(n) any of various Old World tropical palmlike trees having huge prop roots and edible conelike fruits and leaves like pineapple leaves, Syn. screw pine
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
‖prop. n. [ NL., fr. Malay pandan. ] (Bot.) A genus of endogenous plants, native to tropical lands from Africa to Polynesia. See Screw pine. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Fiber from leaves of the pandanus tree; used for woven articles (such as mats). [ wns16=1 ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]
3. Any of various Old World tropical palmlike trees having huge prop roots and pineapplelike leaves and edible conelike fruits; also called the screw pine. [ wns16=2 ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]