Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

screw palm

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables: screw -palm
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The tree Pandanus spindalis, of tropical northern Australia.

Example Sentences

"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."

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.

Inflected Forms

screw palms (plural)

Synonyms

pandanus palm screw pine

Questions

What does screw palm mean?: The tree Pandanus spindalis, of tropical northern Australia.
Where does screw palm come from?: From screw + palm: the leaves are organised in a spiral arrangement and the overall shape of the tree is reminiscent of a palm tree.

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