pandanus
/pænˈdeɪnəs/(亦作pandan)
noun
1- a tropical tree or shrub which has a twisted and branched stem, stilt roots, spiral tufts of long, narrow typically spiny leaves, and fibrous edible fruit露兜树。亦称
SCREW PINE .
1.1
- Genus Pandanus, family Pandanaceae.露兜树属, 露兜树科。
1.2
- mass noun fibre from the leaves of this plant, or material woven from this fibre露兜叶纤维; 露兜叶纤维织物。
词源
modern Latin， from Malay pandan.