pandanus

See also: Pandanus

English

Fruit of Pandanus utilis

Alternative forms

pandan

Etymology

From Malay pandan

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pænˈdeɪnəs/
Rhymes: -eɪnəs

Noun

pandanus (plural pandanuses)

Any of various palm-like plants in the genus Pandanus.
- 1919, W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, chapter 53
  A girl of fifteen, perhaps, was plaiting pandanus-leaf to make a hat, and an old woman was sitting on her haunches smoking a pipe.

Synonyms

screw palm

Derived terms

pandanus language

French

Noun

pandanus m (uncountable)

pandanus

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