screw pine

/skru paɪn/

Other forms: screw pines

Definitions of screw pine

1. noun

   any of various Old World tropical palmlike trees having huge prop roots and edible conelike fruits and leaves like pineapple leaves
   synonyms: pandanus

   types:

   Pandanus tectorius, lauhala, textile screw pine

   Polynesian screw pine

   type of:

   tree

   a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms