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screw-pine family

screw-pine family

9.9
A group of woody plants including Pandanus and similar species with long fibrous leaves
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : familia de las pandanáceas
  • Pandanus is one of the best-known genera in the screw-pine family.

Examples

  • The screw-pine family is found mainly in tropical and subtropical regions.

  • Many species in the screw-pine family are known for their long, fibrous leaves.

  • The screw-pine family includes many unique species.

  • Many plants from the screw-pine family thrive in tropical climates.

  • Many species in the screw-pine family are known for their long, fibrous leaves.

  • Pandanus is one of the most recognized genera in the screw-pine family.

  • The screw-pine family includes plants that are commonly found in tropical regions.

Synonyms

Pandanaceae
vsscrew-pine family
  • Specialized
9.9

A family of tropical plants like screw pines with long narrow leaves

is the common English name for the same plant family

Surface Forms

screw-pine family singular
screw-pine families plural

Morphology

screw-pine + family

The phrase is transparently compositional: 'family' denotes a taxonomic/grouping and 'screw-pine' names a type of plant, so a learner who knows the constituents will infer this is the family (group) of screw-pine plants. Even if 'screw-pine' as a specific botanical name is unfamiliar, the noun+family pattern is regular and cross-linguistically common, making the overall meaning recoverable from the parts.

Etymology

The name screw-pine family comes from how these plants look. Many have long leaves that grow in a spiral around the trunk like a screw, and the plants can look a little like a pine, so the name is used for this 'group of related woody plants' today.