panˈdānəs noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Malay pandan
1. capitalized : a large genus (the type of the family Pandanaceae) of tropical trees that comprise the screw pines, are native chiefly to Malaysia and naturalized over a wide area, and have slender stems like those of palms, often immense prop roots, and branches with a terminal crown of sword-shaped leaves
2. -es
a. : any plant of the genus Pandanus
b. : a fiber that is made from the leaf of the pandanus and is used for woven articles (as mats)