pandanaceous
/ˌpandəˈneɪʃəs/Botany
adjective
Of or relating to the family Pandanaceae of tropical African, Asian, and Australasian monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, and lianas, typified by the genus Pandanus.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Henry Nicholson (1844–1899), biologist and geologist. From scientific Latin Pandanaceae, family name (J. Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. (ed. 2, 1836) 361; from Pandanus, genus name + -aceae: see -aceous) + -ous.
- rising 5s
- rising arch
- rising board
- rising butt
- rising damp
- rising diphthong
- rising fives
- rising floor
- rising front
- rising hinge
- rising line
- rising main
- rising-out
- rising rod
- rising sign
- rising star
- rising sun
- rising sun flag
- rising timber
- rising trot
- rising vote
- risk
- risk-adverse
- risk analysis
- risk assessment