Pandanus tectorius

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Noun 1. [画像:Pandanus tectorius - Polynesian screw pine]Pandanus tectorius - Polynesian screw pine
screw pine, pandanus - any of various Old World tropical palmlike trees having huge prop roots and edible conelike fruits and leaves like pineapple leaves
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