screw palm en · NOUN
Etymology
From screw + palm: the leaves are organised in a spiral arrangement and the overall shape of the tree is reminiscent of a palm tree.
Meanings
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The tree Pandanus spindalis, of tropical northern Australia.
A chain of lagoons beautiful with pink and blue water-lilies and noisy with wild duck broke the monotony of the river’s long, dark pools lined with tall cadjuput, Leichhardt pine, and screw palm.
1937, Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, published 1947, page 49:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| screw palms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |