Pandanaceae

plural noun

Pan·​da·​na·​ce·​ae

ˌpandəˈnāsēˌē

: a family of woody plants (order Pandanales) having rigid leaves and small dioecious flowers without a perianth see freycinetia, pandanus

pandanaceous

¦⸗⸗¦nāshəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Pandanus, type genus + -aceae

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