screw pine

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [skroo pahyn]
- /skru paɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [skroo pahyn]
- /skru paɪn/

Definitions of screw pine words

noun screw pine any tropical Asian tree or shrub of the genus Pandanus, having a palmlike or branched stem, long, narrow, rigid, spirally arranged leaves and aerial roots, and bearing an edible fruit. 1
noun screw pine any of various pandanaceous plants of the Old World tropical genus Pandanus, having a spiral mass of pineapple-like leaves and heavy conelike fruits 0
noun screw pine any of a genus (Pandanus) of SE Asian trees and shrubs of the screw-pine family, often having edible starchy fruits 0
adjective screw pine designating a family (Pandanaceae, order Pandanales) of monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, and climbers, characterized by daggerlike leaves and prop roots 0

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Origin of screw pine

First appearance:

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

First recorded in 1830-40

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Parts of speech for Screw pine

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adverb

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screw pine popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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