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screw pine definition

screw pine

any of a genus (Pandanus) of SE Asian trees and shrubs of the screw-pine family, often having edible starchy fruits
screw-pine definition

screw-pine (skro̵̅o̅′pīn′)

adjective

designating a family (Pandanaceae, order Pandanales) of monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, and climbers, characterized by daggerlike leaves and prop roots

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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