Screw'-pine, n.

(skru'-), n. (Bot.) A tree or bush having long, lanceolate leaves, like those of the pine-apple, arranged spirally about the trunk, whence the name. It grows in loose, sandy, or marshy places, and often shoots down aërial roots. There are several species, of which the Pandanus odoratissimus has fragrant flowers. They abound on tropical islands of the Old World and the Pacific Ocean. Lindley.