screw palm

English

Etymology

From screw +‎ palm: the leaves are organised in a spiral arrangement and the overall shape of the tree is reminiscent of a palm tree.

Noun

screw palm (plural screw palms)

  1. The tree Pandanus spindalis, of tropical northern Australia.

Synonyms

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