screw pine

noun

Pandanus amaryllifolius, species which leaves are used in Southeast Asian cooking, pandan

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pandanpandanus
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Meanings

nounscrew pine (plural screw pines)

plural screw pines

  1. Any species in the genus Pandanus
    1. Pandanus amaryllifolius, species which leaves are used in Southeast Asian cooking, pandan
    2. An Old World tropical tree, Pandanus utilis.
    3. AustraliaThe tree Pandanus spindalis.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
pandanpandanus

nounany of various Old World tropical palmlike trees having huge prop roots and edible conelike fruits and leaves like pineapple leaves

Similar
pandanus
Broader
tree
Also see
pandanusscrew palm

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From screw + pine: the fruit resembles a pine cone, though the plants are not closely related; and the clustered leaves are thought to resemble a screw.

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Translations

Arabic كَاذِيّ
  • كَاذِيّ (kāḏiyy)Pandanus spp.
Bengali কেয়া, কেওয়া
  • কেয়া (keẏa)Pandanus spp.
  • কেওয়া (keōẇa)Pandanus spp.
  • কেওড়া (keōṛa)Pandanus spp.
Chinese Cantonese 斑蘭 /斑兰
  • 斑蘭 /斑兰 (baan¹ laan⁴)Pandanus spp.
Chinese Mandarin 七葉蘭 /七叶兰
  • 七葉蘭 /七叶兰Pandanus spp.
Finnish kairapalmu
  • kairapalmuPandanus spp.
French pandanus
  • pandanusPandanus spp.
German Schraubenbaum, Schraubenpalme
  • SchraubenbaumPandanus spp.
  • SchraubenpalmePandanus spp.
Hawaiian hala, pānakana
  • halaPandanus spp.
  • pānakanaPandanus spp.
Hindi केतकी, केवड़ा
  • केतकी (ketkī)Pandanus spp.
  • केवड़ा (kevṛā)Pandanus spp.
Indonesian pandan
  • pandanPandanus spp.
Latin pandanus
  • pandanusPandanus spp.
Malay pandan
  • pandanPandanus spp.
Māori whara, rauhara
  • wharaPandanus spp.
  • rauharaPandanus spp.
Persian گیدی
  • گیدی (gidi)Pandanus spp.
Polish pandan, pochutnik
  • pandanPandanus spp.
  • pochutnikPandanus spp.
Portuguese pândano
  • pândanoPandanus spp.
Russian панда́н, панда́нус
  • панда́н (pandán)Pandanus spp.
  • панда́нус (pandánus)Pandanus spp.
Tagalog pandan, alasas
  • pandanPandanus spp.
  • alasasPandanus spp.
  • sabutanPandanus spp.
Thai เตย
  • เตย (dtəəi)Pandanus spp.
Cite this entry
APA

screw pine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/screw%20pine

MLA

“screw pine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/screw%20pine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “screw pine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/screw%20pine.

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