any of various Old World tropical palmlike trees having huge prop roots and edible conelike fruits and leaves like pineapple leaves

(pan d' s) The genus for trees with the common name of "screw pine."

shrub or tree with grass-like leaves.

Pandanus vary in size from small shrubs less than 1 m tall, up to medium-sized trees 20 m tall, typically with a broad canopy and moderate growth rate. The trunk is stout, wide-branching, and ringed with many leaf scars. They commonly have many thick prop roots near the base, which provide support as the tree grows top-heavy with leaves, fruit, and branches.