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screw pine |
| 释义 |
screw pine
screw pinen. See pandanus.
[screw (in reference to the spiral whorl formed by the leaves and the pattern of the leaf scars along the trunk and branches, resembling the threads of a screw) + pine.]screw pine n (Plants) any of various pandanaceous plants of the Old World tropical genus Pandanus, having a spiral mass of pineapple-like leaves and heavy conelike fruits screw′ pine`
n. any tropical Asian tree, shrub, or climbing plant of the family Pandanaceae, having long, narrow, spirally arranged leaves and aerial roots. [1830–40] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | screw pine - any of various Old World tropical palmlike trees having huge prop roots and edible conelike fruits and leaves like pineapple leavespandanusgenus Pandanus - type genus of the Pandanaceae (as screw pines)lauhala, Pandanus tectorius, textile screw pine - Polynesian screw pinetree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms |
screw pine
screw pine[′skrü ‚pīn] (botany) pandanus screw pine
Synonyms for screw pinenoun any of various Old World tropical palmlike trees having huge prop roots and edible conelike fruits and leaves like pineapple leavesSynonymsRelated Words- genus Pandanus
- lauhala
- Pandanus tectorius
- textile screw pine
- tree
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