pandanus

noun, plural pan·da·nus·es.

1. any plant of the genus Pandanus, having sword-shaped leaves arranged in a spiral, comprising the screw pines.

noun plural -nuses

1. 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 PandanaceaeSee also screw pine