any of numerous palmlike dioecious trees and shrubs of the genus Pandanus of the Old World tropics,having large prop roots and a crown of narrow,spiny leaves that yield a fiber used in weaving mats and similar articles

• 露兜树属，产于东半球热带地区众多的象棕榈树的露兜树属雌雄异株树和灌木，有大型的支柱根和集生于枝顶的窄而且带刺的叶子，叶纤维可用作织席子和类似的工艺