pandanus
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• noun
Any of various tropical Old World palm-like trees and shrubs of the genus Pandanus (family Pandanaceae), characterized by stilt-like aerial prop roots and spirally arranged tufts of long, narrow, sword-shaped leaves used for weaving and flavoring.
"Coastal pandanus trees stabilize sandy tropical shorelines with their dense networks of aerial prop roots."
The large, globose, pineapple-like multiple fruit produced by certain species of the genus Pandanus, consisting of tightly packed woody or fibrous wedge-shaped drupes that turn bright orange or red when ripe and serve as a staple food in parts of Oceania and Southeast Asia.
"Islanders boiled and mashed the ripe segments of the pandanus to prepare a nutrient-rich paste."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the 18th century via Modern Latin from the Malay word 'pandan', designating the tropical tree and its fragrant leaves.
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