Definition of Pandanus tectorius

1. Noun. Polynesian screw pine.

Exact synonyms: Lauhala, Textile Screw Pine
Generic synonyms: Pandanus, Screw Pine

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pandanus Tectorius

Panax schinseng
Panay
Pancake Day
Pancake Tuesday
Panchagarh District
Panchatantra
Panchen Lama
Panchen Lamas
Pancho Villa
Pancoast's suture
Pancoast syndrome
Pancyprian
Pandanaceae
Pandanales
Pandanus
Pandanus tectorius
Pandarus
Pandavas
Pandean
Pandeth
Pandion
Pandion haliaetus
Pandionidae
Pandora
Pandora's box
Pandora's boxes
Pandoran
Pandu
Pandy
Pandy's reaction

Literary usage of Pandanus tectorius

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Philippine Journal of Science by Philippines Bureau of Science (1908)
"Warburg in Engler's Pflanzenreich, 3: 46, places Pandanus Douglasii among the numerous synonyms of pandanus tectorius Sol., and does not consider it even as ..."

2. Trukese-English Dictionary by Ward Hunt Goodenough, Hiroshi Sugita (1980)
"pandanus tree or fruit (pandanus tectorius). ... wild, inedible variety of pandanus (pandanus tectorius). ..."

3. The Indigenous Trees of the Hawaiian Islands by Joseph Francis Charles Rock (1913)
"VII (1867) 204;—Seem. Fl. Vit. (1873) 281;—Wawra in Flora (1875) 245.—Pandanus tectorius Sol. Prin. Fl. Ins. Pacif. Ined. 350;—Parkins Draw. Tahiti PI. ..."

4. The Indigenous Trees of the Hawaiian Islands by Joseph Francis Charles Rock (1913)
"VII (1867) 204; —Seem. Fl. Vit. (1873) 281;—Wawra in Flora (1875) 245.—Pandanus tectorius Sol. Prin. Fl. Ins. Pacif. Ined. 350;—F'arkins Draw. Tahiti P1. ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Pandanus tectorius on Dictionary.com!Search for Pandanus tectorius on Thesaurus.com!Search for Pandanus tectorius on Google!Search for Pandanus tectorius on Wikipedia!

Search