Pandanus
See also: pandanus
Translingual
Wikispecies
Etymology
New Latin, from Malay pandan + -us
Pronunciation
- (English language) Rhymes: -eɪnəs
Proper noun
Pandanus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Pandanaceae – palm-like, dioecious trees and shrubs native to the Old World tropics and subtropics; screw pines.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, monocots - clades; Pandanales - order; Pandanaceae - family