Pandanus \Pan*da"nus\, n. [NL., fr. Malay pandan.] (Bot.)
A genus of endogenous plants. See {Screw pine}.
pandanus
n 1: fiber from leaves of the pandanus tree; used for woven
articles (such as mats)
2: any of various Old World tropical palmlike trees having huge
prop roots and edible conelike fruits and leaves like
pineapple leaves [syn: {screw pine}]