pandanus
Prop-rooted tropical plant
Pandanus is a tropical tree or shrub with long, sword-shaped leaves that spiral around the trunk, giving it a distinctive screw-like appearance—hence its common name, screw pine.
The plant is widespread in coastal regions of the Pacific, Southeast Asia, and Africa.
Its leaves are woven into mats, baskets, and thatch; its fruit is edible in some species.
Interlacing strands into fabric
- plaitingInterweaving flexible strands
- basketryArt of weaving containers
- mattingWoven protective surface
- thatchingRoofing with dried vegetation
mats · baskets · hats · bags · sails · roofing · fiber · leaves
Substance adding taste
- aromaticPleasantly strong-smelling
- fragrantEmitting pleasant smell
- essenceFundamental nature of something
- extractConcentrated derived substance
paste · leaves · Thai · Malaysian · rice · desserts · sweets · green
One-cotyledon flowering plant
- dioeciousHaving separate male, female organisms
- sword-shapedResembling a blade
- serratedHaving toothlike projections
- spinyHaving sharp points
inflorescence · drupe · propagation · evergreen · perennial · tropical · coastal · intertidal
Earth's vastest ocean
- PolynesianOf Pacific island peoples
- MelanesianSouthwest Pacific indigenous person
- MicronesianFrom western Pacific islands
- atollRing-shaped reef island
island · coastal · beach · shoreline · littoral · mangrove · Australian · African
weaving
Interlacing strands into fabric
- plaitingInterweaving flexible strands
- basketryArt of weaving containers
- mattingWoven protective surface
thatching · mats · baskets · hats · bags · sails · roofing · fiber · leaves · strips
flavoring
Substance adding taste
- aromaticPleasantly strong-smelling
- fragrantEmitting pleasant smell
- essenceFundamental nature of something
extract · paste · leaves · Thai · Malaysian · rice · desserts · sweets · green
monocot
One-cotyledon flowering plant
- dioeciousHaving separate male, female organisms
- sword-shapedResembling a blade
- serratedHaving toothlike projections
spiny · inflorescence · drupe · propagation · evergreen · perennial · tropical · coastal · intertidal · mangrove
Pacific
Earth's vastest ocean
- PolynesianOf Pacific island peoples
- MelanesianSouthwest Pacific indigenous person
- MicronesianFrom western Pacific islands
atoll · island · coastal · beach · shoreline · littoral · mangrove · Australian · African · Malagasy