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Meanings
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Pandanus boninensis; screw pine
A species of screw pine native to the Bonin Islands. The name literally means 'octopus tree', referring to the plant's branching aerial roots that resemble octopus tentacles.
A plant called the octopus tree grows naturally in the Bonin Islands.
The aerial roots of the screw pine really look like octopus legs.