pandanus Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun fiber from leaves of the pandanus tree; used for woven articles (such as mats)
  2. noun any of various Old World tropical palmlike trees having huge prop roots and edible conelike fruits and leaves like pineapple leaves
    screw pine.

WordNet

Pan*da"nus noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Malay pandan.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A genus of endogenous plants. See Screw pine.

Webster 1913