any of various Old World tropical palmlike plants of the genus Pandanus, having large aerial prop roots and leaves that yield a fibre used for making mats, etc: family Pandanaceae
See also screw pine
Word origin
C19: via New Latin from Malay pandan
pandanus in American English
(pænˈdeɪnəs)
noun
screw pine
Word origin
ModL < Malay pandan
Examples of 'pandanus' in a sentence
pandanus
Western-style cakes and breads are often flavored with the aromatic pandanus leaves of the region.