screw pine

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English

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screw pine (Pandanus utilis)
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Etymology

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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.

Noun

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screw pine (plural screw pines)

  1. An Old World tropical tree, Pandanus utilis.
  2. (Australia) The tree Pandanus spindalis.
  3. Any species in the genus Pandanus

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