NOUN | plant | pandanus | fiber from leaves of the pandanus tree |
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plant | pandanus, screw pine | any of various Old World tropical palmlike trees having huge prop roots and edible conelike fruits and leaves like pineapple leaves |
Sounds | paendey'nahs | |
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Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... |
Meaning | Fiber from leaves of the pandanus tree; used for woven articles (such as mats). | |
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Broader | natural fiber, natural fibre | Fiber derived from plants or animals |
Meaning | Any of various Old World tropical palmlike trees having huge prop roots and edible conelike fruits and leaves like pineapple leaves. | |
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Synonym | screw pine | |
Member of | genus Pandanus | type genus of the Pandanaceae (as screw pines) |
Narrower | textile screw pine, lauhala, Pandanus tectorius | Polynesian screw pine |
Broader | tree | A tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown |
Spanish | pandanus | |
Catalan | pandanus |
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