pan·da·nus  (pān-dā'nəs, -dān'əs)  n. Any of numerous palmlike dioecious trees and shrubs of the genus Pandanus of the Old World tropics, having large prop roots and a crown of narrow spiny leaves that yield a fiber used in weaving mats and similar articles. Also called screw pine. [New Latin Pandanus, genus name, from Malay pandan, screw pine.] pan'da·na'ceous (pān'də-nā'shəs) adj. |