Pandanus
Pandanus , proper noun
[New Latin, from Malay pandan.]
(Botany) A genus of endogenous plants, native to tropical lands from Africa to Polynesia. See Screw pine.
2.
Fiber from leaves of the pandanus tree; used for woven articles (such as mats).
3.
Any of various Old World tropical palmlike trees having huge prop roots and pineapplelike leaves and edible conelike fruits; also called the screw pine.