ˌpandəˈnāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Pandanus, type genus + -aceae
: a family of woody plants (order Pandanales) having rigid leaves and small dioecious flowers without a perianth — see freycinetia , pandanus
• pan·da·na·ceous | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|nāshəs adjective